scrophula

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A form of scrofula — A form of tuberculosis, most common in women 30-40 years of age, tending to cause enlarged and degenerated lymph nodes, especially in the neck, and often chronic, intractable skin inflammation as well.

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Meanings

nounscrophula (countable and uncountable, plural scrophulas or scrophulae or scrophulæ)

plural scrophulas · plural scrophulae · plural scrophulæ

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableObsolete spelling of scrofula.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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