scrofula
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scrofula
- /ˈskɹɒfjʊlə/ UK
- /ˈskɹɔfjələ/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin scrōfulae, a diminutive form of scrōfa (“breeding sow”), because swine were supposed to be subject to the complaint; or by fanciful comparison of the glandular swellings to little pigs.
noun scrofulas · scrofulae · scrofulæ · scrophula
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A form of tuberculosis, most common in women 30-40 years of age, tending to cause enlarged and degenerated lymph nodes, especially in the neck, and often chronic, intractable skin inflammation as well.
1970: R.H.C. Davis A History of Medieval Europe Longman: SBN 582482089. P298. "(In 1100) It (The Church) relied on the king (of France) for protection and in return gave him authority. It even ..gave support for the claim that by his royal touch, he could miraculously cure the scrofula. (A similar c
Similar: scrofulosis, king's evil, struma
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Talk about this word "scrofula." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scrofula. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. scrofula. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scrofula "scrofula." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scrofula.Cite this
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