SCROFULA


Meaning of SCROFULA in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' skro ̇ -fy ə -l ə , ' skrä-

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, back-formation from Late Latin scrofulae, plural, swellings of the lymph nodes of the neck, from plural of scrofula, diminutive of Latin scrofa breeding sow

Date: 1791

: tuberculosis of lymph nodes especially in the neck

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