Etymology

scrofulous

scro·ful·ous
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Today it means: Of, related to, or suffering from scrofula (form of tuberculosis tending to cause enlarged lymph nodes and skin inflammation). Full definition →

New Latin scrōfulōsus
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromscrōfulōsus
  2. English todayscrofulous

Borrowed from New Latin scrōfulōsus. By surface analysis, scrofula + -ous.

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