scrofula

n. 淋巴结核 [医] 淋巴结结核, 瘰疬

发音

UK /ˈskɹɒfjʊlə/
其它
US /ˈskɹɔfjələ/

词形变化

scrofulae scrofulæ scrofulas 复数 scrofulas scrofulae 复数 scrofulæ 复数

别名

scrophula

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    瘰疬

    可数 不可数 医学

    1970: R.H.C. Davis A History of Medieval Europe Longman: SBN 582482089. P298. "(In 1100) It (The Church) relied on the king (of France) for protection and in return gave him authority. It even ..gave support for the claim that by his royal touch, he could miraculously cure the scrofula. (A similar claim was made for the kings of England, and was exercised till the reign of Queen Anne; one of the last people to be cured in that way being Dr. Johnson.)

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

king's evil struma

上位词 2

tuberculosis tb

词源

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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