Uk English Meaning of scrofula

Scrofula

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Wordnet

scrofula (n)

a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands

Webster

scrofula (n.)

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. is now generally held to be tuberculous in character, and may develop into general or local tuberculosis (consumption).

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Scrofula

a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glandsA constitutional disease, generally hereditary, especially manifested by chronic enlarg

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