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scrof•u•la n. [Pathol.]

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

Late Latin scrōfulae (Latin scrōf(a) sow + -ulae (plural) -ule), from the belief that breeding sows were susceptible
Middle English (plural) 1350–1400

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scrofula /ˈskrɒfjʊlə/ n

(no longer in technical use) tuberculosis of the lymphatic glandsAlso called (formerly): the king's evil

Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin, from Late Latin scrōfulae swollen glands in the neck, literally: little sows (sows were thought to be particularly prone to the disease), from Latin scrōfa sow

'scrofula' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

evil - king's evil - scrofulous - scrophulariaceous - struma

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