scrofula
noun/ˈskrɒfjʊlə/
/ˈskrɑːfjələ/
[uncountable]- (especially in the past) a disease in which the glands swelled (= became bigger and rounder), probably a form of tuberculosisWord Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin, diminutive of Latin scrofa ‘breeding sow’ (said to be subject to the disease).
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