Before Lind's experiments, scurvy was not clearly defined as a disease. The term was used as a catchphrase to include all manner of nautical ailments.

Stephen R. Bown
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Before Lind's experiments, scurvy was not clearly defined as a disease.The term was used as a catchphrase to include all manner of nautical ailments.

Source: Scurvy: How A Surgeon, A Mariner, And A Gentleman Solved The Greatest Medical Mystery Of The Age Of Sail

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