| Scrofula (scrofula) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Scrof"u*la |
| [L. scrofulae,
fr. scrofa a breeding sow, because swine were supposed to be
subject to such a complaint, or by a fanciful comparison of the
glandular swellings to little pigs; perhaps akin to Gr. (?) an old
sow: cf. F. scrofules |
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. Scrofula is now generally held to be
tuberculous in character, and may develop into general or local
tuberculosis (consumption).
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