scrofula /scrof·u·la/ (skrof´u-lah) old name for tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis.
scrofula
scrofula (skrof´ūl
),
scrof·u·la (skr f y -l)n. A form of tuberculosis affecting the lymph nodes, especially of the neck, that is most common in children and is usually spread by unpasteurized milk from infected cows. Also called struma. |
scrofula
[skrof′yələ]
Etymology: L, scrofa, brood sow
archaic. a form of tuberculosis cutis with abscess formation, usually of the cervical lymph nodes.
scrofula (skrof´ūl
),n. a primary tuberculosis complex occurring in the orocervical region and consisting of tuberculous cervical lymphadenopathy and tuberculosis of adjacent skin (lupus vulgaris), with chronic draining sinuses below the angle of the jaw and cervical region.
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