Scrofula
noun
A kind of tuberculosis that affects the lymph nodes in the neck.
The doctor diagnosed the child with scrofula after noticing the swollen lymph nodes in her neck.
Often appears as...
- diagnosed with scrofula
- treat scrofula
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Formal
Technical
noun
A kind of tuberculosis that affects the lymph nodes in the neck.
The doctor diagnosed the child with scrofula after noticing the swollen lymph nodes in her neck.
Often appears as...
- diagnosed with scrofula
- treat scrofula
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Condition
Scrofula specifically refers to tuberculosis in the lymph nodes, not elsewhere in the body.
Although she felt healthy, the doctor found signs of scrofula during the examination.
Pro Tip 2/3Neck Swelling
Scrofula is identified by swelling in the neck because it affects lymph nodes in that area.
His persistent neck swelling was ultimately diagnosed as scrofula.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Term
Previously regarded as 'King’s evil,' scrofula was once thought to be curable by a king's touch.
The history book included a chapter on scrofula, once known as the King's evil.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Condition
Scrofula specifically refers to tuberculosis in the lymph nodes, not elsewhere in the body.
Although she felt healthy, the doctor found signs of scrofula during the examination.
Pro Tip 2/3Neck Swelling
Scrofula is identified by swelling in the neck because it affects lymph nodes in that area.
His persistent neck swelling was ultimately diagnosed as scrofula.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Term
Previously regarded as 'King’s evil,' scrofula was once thought to be curable by a king's touch.
The history book included a chapter on scrofula, once known as the King's evil.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Condition
Scrofula specifically refers to tuberculosis in the lymph nodes, not elsewhere in the body.
Although she felt healthy, the doctor found signs of scrofula during the examination.
Pro Tip 2/3Neck Swelling
Scrofula is identified by swelling in the neck because it affects lymph nodes in that area.
His persistent neck swelling was ultimately diagnosed as scrofula.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Term
Previously regarded as 'King’s evil,' scrofula was once thought to be curable by a king's touch.
The history book included a chapter on scrofula, once known as the King's evil.
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Quote examples
Florence Nightingale
English Activist
A dark house is always an unhealthy house, always an ill-aired house, always a dirty house. Want of light stops growth and promotes scrofula, rickets, etc., among the children. People lose their health in a dark house, and if they get ill, they cannot get well again in it.
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Florence Nightingale
English Activist
A dark house is always an unhealthy house, always an ill-aired house, always a dirty house. Want of light stops growth and promotes scrofula, rickets, etc., among the children. People lose their health in a dark house, and if they get ill, they cannot get well again in it.
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