waxing kernel

noun

A small tumour formed by the enlargement of the lymphatic glands, especially in the groins of children.

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Meanings

nounwaxing kernel (plural waxing kernels)

plural waxing kernels

  1. obsoletemedicineA small tumour formed by the enlargement of the lymphatic glands, especially in the groins of children.

    […]Waxing Kernels, called by some Scrophula

    1655, Thomas Ruthven, The Ladies Cabinet Enlarged and Opened

Origin

See wax (“to grow”); so called because it is purported to be caused by growth of the body.

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