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scrofula::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | king's evil, struma |
| Type of | t.b., tb, tuberculosis |
| Derivation | scrofulous |
Examples of scrofula
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Bloch looked at the long-standing folk belief that the king could cure scrofula by touch.
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Scurvy, scrofula and scabies were common among the poor.
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It brought a sigh from the crowd and a rush to dip handkerchiefs in the royal blood, for use against scrofula.
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He succeeded with ailments ranging from scrofula, ankylosis, and eye problems to haemorroids and bleeding in the womb.
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Though it was considered an aphrodisiac by some, it was also thought to cause leprosy, scrofula, rickets, consumption, and gout.
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At the same time doctors of the Natural Healing Movement were using heliotherapy, treating diseases such as TB, rheumatism and scrofula with exposure to sunlight.
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- A form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands
- Tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis refers to a lymphadenitis of the cervical lymph nodes associated with tuberculosis. It was previously known as "scrofula".
- A form of tuberculosis, most common in children, spread by unpasteurized milk from affected cattle. it is manifested by chronic enlargement and cheesy degeneration of the lymph glands, particularly those of the neck, and marked by the tendency to the development of chronic and intractable ...
- Tuberculosis of neck lymph glands; progresses slowly with abscesses and pistulas develop; young person's disease
- Constitutional condition with glandular swellings and tendency to tuberculosis (c)
- (swollen neck glands)
- Ulcerous condition of skin usually found on neck; also know as "the King's evil" believed to be cured by the laying on of royal hands (usually cure started by cleaning up the victim before the royal audience
