scurvy
Citrus cures it
Scurvy is a disease caused by vitamin C deficiency, historically afflicting sailors on long voyages without fresh fruit or vegetables.
Symptoms include bleeding gums, loose teeth, and slow-healing wounds.
As an adjective, scurvy is an old-fashioned insult meaning contemptible or worthless: a scurvy knave, a scurvy trick.
Maritime vessel crew members
- sea voyagesJourneys made by ship
- British NavyUK's official sea force
- limeysSlang for British people
- Captain CookBritish navigator of Pacific
ships · provisions · hardtack · naval · seafaring · explorers · age of exploration · navigation
Nutritional bone-weakening illness
- pellagraNiacin-lack illness
- beriberiVitamin B1 deficiency disease
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
- undernourishedInsufficiently nourished
Essential water-soluble antioxidant
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- collagenStructural body protein
- gingivitisGum tissue inflammation
- bleeding gumsBlood from mouth tissue
petechiae · bruising · fatigue · malaise · lethargy · joint pain · anemia · wound healing
Extremely unpleasant or bad
- despicableMorally worthless, beneath regard
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- ignobleLacking moral character
- dishonorableLacking integrity or ethics
contemptible · loathsome · wretched · mean · low · worthless · rascal · scoundrel
sailors
Maritime vessel crew members
- sea voyagesJourneys made by ship
- British NavyUK's official sea force
- limeysSlang for British people
Captain Cook · ships · provisions · hardtack · naval · seafaring · explorers · age of exploration · navigation · maritime
rickets
Nutritional bone-weakening illness
- pellagraNiacin-lack illness
- beriberiVitamin B1 deficiency disease
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
undernourished · malnourishment · cachexia · famine · deprivation
vitamin C
Essential water-soluble antioxidant
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- collagenStructural body protein
- gingivitisGum tissue inflammation
bleeding gums · petechiae · bruising · fatigue · malaise · lethargy · joint pain · anemia · wound healing · citrus fruits
vile
Extremely unpleasant or bad
- despicableMorally worthless, beneath regard
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- ignobleLacking moral character
dishonorable · contemptible · loathsome · wretched · mean · low · worthless · rascal · scoundrel · knave
- Old Ailmentsconsumption, dropsy, ague, apoplexy, phthisis
- nauticalanchor, anchor chain, anchors, boat, boats
- nutritionnutrients, protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins
- ailmentsache, aches, ailment, cold, flu
- Gold RushCalifornia Gold Rush, gold miners, gold mining, gold flakes, gold nuggets
- illnessesflu, cold, measles, mumps, chickenpox
scurvynoble
Titled or virtuous
honorable · honourable · admirable · virtuous · upright
scurvyhealth
Condition of body, mind
wellness · robust health · good health · vitality · flourishing
- scurvy dogMaritime term of contempt