scrofula
scrofula[ˈskrɒfjʊlə]noun- [mass noun](chiefly historical)a disease with glandular swellings, probably a form of tuberculosis. Also formerly called king's evil
(主史)淋巴结结核,瘰疬
派生scrofulousadjective语源- late Middle English: from medieval Latin, diminutive of Latin scrofa 'breeding sow' (said to be subject to the disease)
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