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scrophula

scrophula is the obsolete spelling of scrofula.

Meaning of scrofula

Noun

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

  1. A form of tuberculosis, most common in women 30-40 years of age, tending to cause enlarged and degenerated lymph nodes, especially in the neck, and often chronic, intractable skin inflammation as well.
    • 1970: R.H.C. Davis A History of Medieval Europe Longman: SBN 582482089. P298. "(In 1100) It (The Church) relied on the king (of France) for protection and in return gave him authority. It even ..gave support for the claim that by his royal touch, he could miraculously cure the scrofula. (A similar...

Forms of scrophula

pluralscrophulas
pluralscrophulae
pluralscrophulæ

Questions about scrophula

What is scrophula the obsolete spelling of?
Scrophula is the obsolete spelling of scrofula.

Words near scrophula in the dictionary

  1. scrootches
  2. scrootching
  3. scroots
  4. Scrope
  5. Scropes
  6. scrophula
  7. scrophulae
  8. scrophulariaceous
  9. scrophulas
  10. scrophulous
  11. scropolioside

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