Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scrofulide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scro-fulide
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any affliction of the skin dependent on scrofula.

Example Sentences

"1870: Title American Journal of Syphilography and Dermatology: Publisher F.W. Christern: "After recovery from tinea tonsurans...crusts and epidermic exfoliations form on the scalp. It is a benign scrofulide induced by the trycophyton.""

Etymology

Latin diminutive of scrōfa (“a breeding sow”), because swine were supposed to be subject to the complaint; or by fanciful comparison of the glandular swellings to little pigs.

Inflected Forms

scrofulides (plural)

Questions

What does scrofulide mean?: Any affliction of the skin dependent on scrofula.
Where does scrofulide come from?: Latin diminutive of scrōfa (“a 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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