Scurvy

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Scurvy
TermScurvy
Short definitiona disease caused by a lack of vitamin C, characterized by weakness, bleeding and pain in joints and muscles, bleeding gums, and abnormal bone and tooth growth
TypeMedical term
SpecialtyGeneral
LanguageEnglish
SourceAMA
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Scurvy (definition) a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C, characterized by weakness, bleeding and pain in joints and muscles, bleeding gums, and abnormal bone and tooth growth

==Scurvy (overview)==