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scrofula/ˈskrɒfjʊlə/n. archaic a disease with glandular swellings, probably a form of tuberculosis Also called 亦称作 KING'S EVIL [古义]瘰疬；疬子颈，老鼠疮□ scrofulous adj.[Middle English from medieval Latin (sing.), from Late Latin scrofulae (pl.) ‘scrofulous swelling’, diminutive of Latin scrofa ‘a sow’] |