Scrofula

Quick meaning: Scrofula is a noun meaning (pathology) 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.

Meaning

(pathology) 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.

Example Sentences

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 claim was made for the kings of England, and was exercised till the reign of Queen Anne; one of the last people to be cured in that way being Dr. Johnson.)

Word Forms

• scrofulas
• scrofulae
• scrophula

Synonyms for scrofula

Depending on context, synonyms include struma.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include struma, scrophula, scrofuloderma, scrofulide, bubo, tuberculophobia.

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