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noun, pathol tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands. Also called (formerly): the king's evil
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scrofula
- 1) noun, pathol tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands. Also called (formerly): the king's evil
Etymology
C14: 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
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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