Scurvy vs Pellagra - What's the difference?
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(disease) A disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C leading to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy gums, loosening of the teeth and bleeding into the skin and from almost all mucous membranes.
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Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy.
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(pathology) A disease, with skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency.
As nouns the difference between scurvy and pellagra
is that scurvy is a disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C leading to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy gums, loosening of the teeth and bleeding into the skin and from almost all mucous membranes while pellagra is a disease, with skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency.As an adjective scurvy
is covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy.scurvy
English
(wikipedia scurvy)Noun
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Synonyms
* (vitamin C deficiency disease) Barlow's disease, , scorbutusDerived terms
* scurvy grassAdjective
(er)- whatsoever man be scurvy or scabbed
- a scurvy''' trick; a '''scurvy knave
- that scurvy custom of taking tobacco
- What a pied ninny's this! Thou scurvy patch!
Derived terms
* scurvily * scurvinessSee also
* morphewReferences
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