scrofulosis
noun
scrof·u·lo·sis
Definition of scrofulosis
scrofuloses
\-ōˌsēz\: the condition of being scrofulous : scrofular diathesis
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Origin and Etymology of scrofulosis
New Latin, from scroful- + -osis
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