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scrofula

n.
UK //skɹˈɒfjʊlɐ// scro·fu·la
Synonyms
Origin

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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