scrofula
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of scrofula
1350–1400; Middle English (plural) < Late Latin scrōfulae ( Latin scrōf ( a ) sow + -ulae (plural) -ule ), from the belief that breeding sows were susceptible
Example Sentences
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Like John, he had lumps on his neck, but in Alcante’s case they were in fact symptomatic of scrofula.
From Literature
His smile is the origin of what is called sunshine, and he personally cured my scrofula.
From Washington Post
In part because she described a long history of what sounded like tuberculosis, they initially suspected scrofula.
From New York Times
One form of TB, scrofula, shows up in the glands of the neck.
From New York Times
So prized were moles’ hands that farmers once kept them in silk bags as talismans for good luck and to ward off toothache, epilepsy and scrofula.
From The Guardian
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