scrofula
pronunciation
How to pronounce scrofula in British English:
UK [ ˈskrɒfjʊlə]
How to pronounce scrofula in American English:
US [ ˈskrɔːfjʊlə]
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- Noun:
- a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands
Word Origin
- scrofula
- scrofula: see screw
- scrofula (n.)
- c. 1400, scrophulas (plural) from Late Latin scrofulæ (plural) "swelling of the glands of the neck," literally "little pigs," from Latin scrofa "breeding sow" (see screw (n.)). The connection may be because the glands associated with the disease resemble the body of a sow or some part of it, or because pigs were thought to be prone to it. Compare Greek khoirades (plural) "scrofula," related to khoiros "young pig."
Example
- 1. The neck scrofula does not want to behead a criminal having recurred method or not .