Noun: scrofulae
Hyphenation:
Gender: Feminine
Declension: First
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Etymology
Derived from scrōfa (“sow, female pig”), as a semantic calque of Ancient Greek χοιράδες (khoirádes), derived from χοῖρος (khoîros, “young pig”), because the scars associated with the pathology were deemed reminiscent of a pathology found in pigs.
Verbs referencing "scrofulae"
English Nouns
scroyle.
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