Definition of Scrofula. Meaning of Scrofula. Synonyms of Scrofula

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Definition of Scrofula

Scrofula
Scrofula Scrof"u*la, n. [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. Cf. Scroyle.] (Med.) 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).

Meaning of Scrofula from wikipedia

- The disease mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis, also known as scrofula and historically as king's evil, involves a lymphadenitis of the cervical (neck)...
- people suffering from tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis (better known as scrofula or the king's evil), and exclusively to them from the 16th century onwards...
- central nervous system (in tuberculous meningitis), the lymphatic system (in scrofula of the neck), the genitourinary system (in urogenital tuberculosis), and...
- particulièrement en France et en Angleterre (The Royal touch : Sacred Monarchy and Scrofula in England and France) is a work by historian Marc Bloch first published...
- Infectious lymphadenitis affecting lymph nodes in the neck is often called scrofula. Lymphadenopathy is a common and nonspecific sign. Common causes include...
- than re****ble quacksalvers, who touted it as a cure for consumption, scrofula, catarrh and other diseases of the blood, throat and lungs. Nitrous oxide...
- Cotentin. He is regarded as a saint and is ****ociated with the healing of scrofula. Marculf was born in the Saxon colony of Bayeux around AD 500. The accounts...
- When cervical lymph nodes are affected, it is commonly referred to as "Scrofula." A majority of tuberculosis infections affect the lungs, and extra-pulmonary...
- his reign, Henry may have taken up the practice of curing sufferers of scrofula, often called "the King's evil", by touching them, possibly emulating Louis...
- the royal touch, which was believed to cure those who were touched from scrofula. Contemporary records suggest that the King touched upwards of a thousand...