SCROFULA


Meaning of SCROFULA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskrȯ-fyə-lə, ˈskrä- ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.