SCROFULA


Meaning of SCROFULA in English

/skrof"yeuh leuh/ , n. Pathol.

primary tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands, esp. those of the neck.

[ 1350-1400; ME (pl.) scrofulae (L scrof ( a ) sow + -ulae (pl.) -ULE), from the belief that breeding sows were susceptible ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .