OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 31755

scrofula

/ˈskɹɒfjʊlə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
escrófula
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 author…
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