scrofula
Appearance
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- scrophula (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin scrōfulae, a diminutive form of scrōfa (“breeding sow”), because swine were supposed to be subject to the complaint; or by fanciful comparison of the glandular swellings to little pigs.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskɹɒfjʊlə/
Audio (Southern England): Duration: 2 seconds. (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskɹɔfjələ/
- Hyphenation: scro‧fu‧la
Noun
[edit]scrofula (countable and uncountable, plural scrofulas or scrofulae or scrofulæ)
- (pathology) 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. quotations ▼
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]References
[edit]- Websters International Dictionary, 1902
Italian
[edit]Noun
[edit]scrofula f (plural scrofule)
- Alternative form of scrofola
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- en:Pathology
- en:Bacterial diseases
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian feminine nouns