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  • 61Scurvier — Scurvy Scur vy, a. [Compar. {Scurvier}; superl. {Scurviest}.] [From {Scurf}; cf. {Scurvy}, n.] 1. Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy. Whatsoever man . . . be scurvy or scabbed. Lev. xxi …

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  • 62Scurviest — Scurvy Scur vy, a. [Compar. {Scurvier}; superl. {Scurviest}.] [From {Scurf}; cf. {Scurvy}, n.] 1. Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy. Whatsoever man . . . be scurvy or scabbed. Lev. xxi …

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  • 63scorbutigenic — Scurvy producing. * * * scor·bu·ti·gen·ic skȯr .byüt ə jen ik adj causing scurvy <a scorbutigenic diet> * * * scor·bu·ti·gen·ic (skor bu″tĭ jenґik) causing scurvy …

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  • 64scurvygrass — scurvy grass n. 1. Any of various plants of the genus Cochlearia, especially C. officinalis, of northern Europe, having pungent foliage and formerly used to cure scurvy. 2. See sea kale. * * * …

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  • 65ЦИНГА — (scurvy) заболевание, вызванное недостаточным поступлением витамина С (аскорбиновой кислоты) в организм. Причиной развития цинги является отсутствие в рационе свежих овощей и фруктов. Первым признаком начинающейся цинги является припухлость и… …

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  • 66scrooby-grass —  scurvy grass. N …

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  • 67Vitamin C — This article is about ascorbic acid as a nutrient; for its chemical properties, see the article ascorbic acid; for other uses, see the disambiguation page. Vitamin C …

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  • 68Cochlearia — The unrelated Scurvy grass Sorrel (Oxalis enneaphylla) is sometimes simply called scurvygrass . For the Roman era spoons see Cochlearia (spoon) Scurvy grass Cochlearia offcinalis subsp. pyrenaica Scientific classification …

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  • 69Edward L. Atkinson — Edward Leicester Atkinson DSO AM RN (1881 1929) was a Royal naval surgeon and Antarctic explorer who was a member of the scientific staff of Captain Scott s Terra Nova Expedition, 1910 13. He was in command at the expedition s base for much of… …

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  • 70James Lind (physician) — James Lind (1716 in Edinburgh – 1794 in Gosport) was the pioneer of naval hygiene in the Royal Navy. By conducting the first ever clinical trial, [cite book |last=Simon |first=Harvey B. |title=The Harvard Medical School guide to men s health… …

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