"Scorbutic" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples

"Scorbutic" Meaning

Describing a person or their skin as looking pale or unhealthy due to scurvy (a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C).

"Scorbutic" Examples

Examples of Usage for "Scurvic"

The patient's skin was tired and worn, divulging her scurvic appearance caused by nutritional deficiencies due to vitamin C insufficiency.
According to historical records, the British sailors experienced scurvic symptoms on long voyages until they learned that supplementing their diet with lemons would alleviate their health issues.
Malnutrition resulted in scurvic facial appearance and eyes in the homeless children who resided in the slums.
She had reversible scurvic conditions due to poor diet that did not include fruits and vegetables providing vitamin C.
Prior to the availability of niacin containing multivitamins, those on scurvic diets resulted in what was once thought to be a psychosomatic disease.