English Dictionary

scrofula

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈskɹɒfjʊlə/

名詞

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(pathology) 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.

日本語の意味

結核の一形態で、主に頚部のリンパ節に結核菌が感染し、腫大や変性を引き起こす病態。特に30〜40歳の女性に多く見られ、慢性で治療が困難な皮膚炎を伴う場合がある。

After years of misdiagnosis, doctors finally identified scrofula as the cause of her persistent neck swelling and chronic skin inflammation.

長年の誤診の後、医師たちはついに彼女の持続する首の腫れと慢性的な皮膚炎の原因が結核性頸部リンパ節炎であると特定した。

意味（1）

(pathology) 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.

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.)

scrofulas （ plural ）

scrofulae （ plural ）

scrofulæ （ plural ）