: tuberculosis of lymph nodes especially in the neck
Examples of scrofula in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebSeveral diseases, such as diabetes, yellow fever, typhoid fever and the glandular disease scrofula, can be associated with certain scents.—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 18 May 2017
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Word History
Etymology
New Latin, back-formation from Late Latin scrofulae, plural, swellings of the lymph nodes of the neck, from plural of scrofula, diminutive of Latin scrofa breeding sow
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