SCROFULA

scrofula, struma, king's evil

(noun) a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

scrofula (countable and uncountable, plural scrofulas or scrofulae or scrofulæ)

(pathology) A form of tuberculosis, most common in children, tending to cause enlarged and degenerated lymph nodes, especially in the neck, and often chronic, intractable skin inflammation as well.

Synonyms

• adenopathy

• king's evil

• struma

Source: Wiktionary

Scrof"u*la, n. Etym: [L. scrofulae, fr. scrofa a breeding sow, because swine were supposed to be subject to such a complaint, or by a fanciful comparison of the glandular swellings to little pigs; perhaps akin to Gr. scrofules. Cf. Scroyle.] (Med.)

Definition: A constitutional disease, generally hereditary, especially manifested by chronic enlargement and cheesy degeneration of the lymphatic glands, particularly those of the neck, and marked by a tendency to the development of chronic intractable inflammations of the skin, mucous membrane, bones, joints, and other parts, and by a diminution in the power of resistance to disease or injury and the capacity for recovery. Scrofula is now generally held to be tuberculous in character, and may develop into general or local tuberculosis (consumption).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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