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Scurvy is a deficiency disease (state of malnutrition) resulting from a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). [1] Early symptoms of deficiency include weakness, fatigue ...
The cutlassfishes are about 45 species of predatory ray-finned fish in the family Trichiuridae of the order Scombriformes found in seas throughout the world. Fish of this family are long, slender, and generally steely blue or silver in colour, giving rise to their name.
He came to suspect that the problems of lead poisoning compounded by the effects of scurvy could have been lethal for the Franklin crew. Because skeletal lead might reflect lifetime exposure rather than exposure limited to the voyage, Beattie's theory could be tested only by forensic examination of preserved soft tissue as opposed to bone.
Waitakere scurvy grass Lepidium amissum† plant Waitākere Ranges: The species is extinct, last observed in 1917. It was formerly found along coastal cliffs of the Waitākere Ranges. [10] [3] Libertia flaccidifolia: plant Rodney: Previously thought to be restricted to Mount Tamahunga, the species may also be present in southern Northland ...
In cryptozoology and ufology, "rods" (also known as "skyfish", "air rods", or "solar entities") are elongated visual artifacts appearing in photographic images and video recordings. Most optical analyses to date have concluded that the images are insects moving across the frame as the photo is being captured, although cryptozoologists and ...
Scurry was born in Sacramento, California and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the eleventh overall pick in the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft.He spent six seasons in the Pirates' farm system, compiling a 37–51 record and 3.89 earned run average, before making the major league club out of Spring training 1980.
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The evergreen aneda (spelled either this way or as annedda by different 16th- to 17th-century sources [1]) was used by Jacques Cartier and his men as a remedy against scurvy in the winter of 1535–1536.