Difference between Scurvy and Scorbutus
What is the difference between Scurvy and Scorbutus?
Scurvy as a noun 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 Scorbutus as a noun is the disease scurvy.
Scurvy
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Contemptible, despicable, low, disgustingly mean.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: 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.
Scorbutus
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The disease scurvy.
We hope you now know whether to use Scurvy or Scorbutus in your sentence.
