scrofula

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

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.

Từ đồng nghĩa

king’s evil

cutaneous eruption

lymphoid tuberculosis

tuberculous lymphadenitis

tuberculosis of lymph node

Bản dịch

Skrofeln

Skrofulose

escròfula

Escrófula

سلّ الغدد الليمفاوية

sıraca illeti

χελώνι

χελώνια

χοιράς

Phát âm là (IPA)
/ˈskɹɒfjʊlə/
Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

Borrowed from Latin scrōfulae, a diminutive form of scrōfa (“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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