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scrofula

DEFINITIONS OF: scrofula

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n a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands

Synonyms:
king's evil, struma
Type of:
T.B., TB, tuberculosis
infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)
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