Bcur'vy

[derivation uncertain.] disease by inanition, debility, anemia, edema of the dependent parts, a spongy condition, sometimes with ulceration, of the gums, and hemorrhages into the skin and from the mucous membranes; the etiology of the disease is not definitely established, but it is believed to be due to a monotonous diet of salt meats or an absence of fresh vegetables or vegetable or fruit acids, or not improbably to ptomaines developed in the preserved food. Alpine s., pellagra, butt'on s., see button, in'fantile s., Barlow's disease. Holler's disease, Cheadle's disease, acute rickets; a cachectic condition, resulting from the use of improper food, in infants; marked by pallor, fetid breath, coated tongue, diarrhea, and sub periosteal hemorrhages, land s., purpura hsemorrhagica. sea s., scurvy.