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scrofulaenUK
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.scrof·u·la S0172400 (skrŏf′yə-lə)n. A form of tuberculosis affecting the lymph nodes, especially of the neck, that is most common in children and is usually spread by unpasteurized milk from infected cows. Also called struma.
[Middle English scrophula, from Late Latin scrōfulae, swelling of the glands, diminutive of Latin scrōfa, sow; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]scrofula (ˈskrɒfjʊlə) n (Pathology) pathol (no longer in technical use) tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands. Also called (formerly): the king's evil [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]scrof•u•la (ˈskrɒf yə lə)
n. primary tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands, esp. of the neck. [1350–1400; < Late Latin scrōfulae (Latin scrōf(a) sow), from the belief that breeding sows were susceptible] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | scrofula - a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glandsking's evil, strumaT.B., tuberculosis, TB - infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages) |
TranslationsscrofulaenUK
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.scrofula Pathol tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands scrofula[′skräf·yə·lə] (medicine) Tuberculosis of cervical lymph nodes. scrofulaenUK
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.lymphadenitis [lim″fad-ĕ-ni´tis] inflammation of one or more lymph nodes" >lymph nodes, usually caused by a primary focus of infection elsewhere in the body.cervical lymphadenitis cervical adenitis.cervical lymphadenitis, tuberculous tuberculosis of the cervical lymph nodes, formerly called scrofula. Called also tuberculous cervical adenitis.tuberculous lymphadenitis tuberculosis of lymph nodes, usually either cervical (tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis) or mediastinal. See also scrofuloderma.scrof·u·la (skrof'yū-lă), Historic term for cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis. [L. scrofulae (pl. only), a glandular swelling, scrofula, fr. scrofa, a breeding sow] scrofula (skrŏf′yə-lə)n. A form of tuberculosis affecting the lymph nodes, especially of the neck, that is most common in children and is usually spread by unpasteurized milk from infected cows. Also called struma.Medical history Infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the ‘robber of youth’
Substance abuse A popular term for the epidemic of cocaine abusescrofula Bovine TUBERCULOSIS of the lymph nodes of the neck, with or without breakdown of the skin. Milk pasteurization and herd control have reduced this once common condition to a negligible incidence in developed countries.scrofulaenUK
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.Synonyms for scrofulanoun a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glandsSynonymsRelated Words |