Scrofula Definition

skrŏfyə-lə
noun
Tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands, esp. of the neck, characterized by the enlargement of the glands, suppuration, and scar formation.
Webster's New World
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.
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Noun

Singular:
scrofula
Plural:
scroful, scrofulae, scrofulas

Origin of Scrofula

  • Middle English scrophula from Late Latin scrōfulae swelling of the glands diminutive of Latin scrōfa sow sker-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin diminutive of scrofa: a breeding sow, because swine were supposed to be subject to the complaint; or by fanciful comparison of the glandular swellings to little pigs.

    From Wiktionary

Scrofula Sentence Examples

  • It appears deceased had been suffering from scrofula for four years.

  • The saline springs are used both for drinking and bathing, and are said to be efficacious in scrofula and incipient tuberculosis.

  • Before the discovery of the bacillus of tubercle, scrofula and tuberculosis were regarded as two distinct diseases, and it was supposed that the scrofulous constitution could be distinguished from the tubercular.

  • By the discovery of the bacillus of tubercle, the physician has been enabled to piece together a long and varied list of maladies under several names, such as scrofula and lupus, many of them long suspected to be tuberculous, but now known to belong to the series.

  • The waters, which are used for drinking and in baths, are efficacious in the treatment of wounds and ulcers and in cases of scrofula, gout, skin diseases, &c. There is a military hospital, founded in 1760.

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