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