scrofula C2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈskrɑfjələ/ UK /ˈskrɒfjʊlə/ See IPA manual Freq #96897 Meanings 1 noun dated: tuberculosis of the lymph nodes, especially those of the neck; cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis Nineteenth-century physicians often described swollen cervical glands as scrofula. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · dated: tuberculosis of the... king's eviltuberculous lymphadenitis Word family Forms scrofulous Derived forms scrofulous Related forms tuberculosislymph node Etymology From Latin scrofulae ("swollen neck glands"), a diminutive of scrofa ("breeding sow"), traditionally linked to a belief that pigs suffered similar swellings. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # scrofula **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈskrɑfjələ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈskrɒfjʊlə/ **Frequency rank:** 96897 ## Meanings 1. dated: tuberculosis of the lymph nodes, especially those of the neck; cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis ## Examples - Nineteenth-century physicians often described swollen cervical glands as scrofula. ## Synonyms - king's evil - tuberculous lymphadenitis ## Derived Forms - scrofulous ## Related Forms - tuberculosis - lymph node ## Etymology From Latin scrofulae ("swollen neck glands"), a diminutive of scrofa ("breeding sow"), traditionally linked to a belief that pigs suffered similar swellings. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown