scrofulide

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noun

Any affliction of the skin dependent on scrofula.

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Meanings

nounscrofulide (plural scrofulides)

plural scrofulides

  1. rareAny affliction of the skin dependent on scrofula.

    1870: Title American Journal of Syphilography and Dermatology: Publisher F.W. Christern: "After recovery from tinea tonsurans...crusts and epidermic exfoliations form on the scalp. It is a benign scrofulide induced by the trycophyton."

Origin

Latin diminutive of scrōfa (“a breeding sow”), because swine were supposed to be subject to the complaint; or by fanciful comparison of the glandular swellings to little pigs.

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APA

scrofulide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrofulide

MLA

“scrofulide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrofulide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scrofulide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrofulide.

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