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Word: Scrofula
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin, diminutive of Latin scrofa ‘breeding sow’ (said to be subject to the disease)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈskrɒfjʊlə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a disease with glandular swellings, probably a form of tuberculosis.
Short Definition:disease with glandular swellings, probably form of tuberculosis
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