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scrofula

(skräf′yə lə)

noun

tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands, esp. of the neck, characterized by the enlargement of the glands, suppuration, and scar formation

Origin: ML < L scrofulae, pl., swellings of the neck glands < dim. of scrofa, a sow: prob. from the swollen condition of the glands

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noun

A form of tuberculosis affecting the lymph nodes, especially of the neck, that is most common in children and is usually spread by unpasteurized milk from infected cows. Also called struma.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English scrophula

Origin: , from Late Latin scrōfulae, swelling of the glands

Origin: , diminutive of Latin scrōfa, sow; see sker-¹ in Indo-European roots

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