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scrofulae.

scrofula

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈskroː.fʊ.ɫae̯]Classical-Latin[ˈskrɔː.fu.le]
  1. scrofula

    Late-Latin · declension-1
Where this word comes from

Derived from scrōfa (“sow, female pig”), as a semantic calque of Ancient Greek χοιράδες (khoirádes), derived from χοῖρος (khoîros, “young pig”), because the scars associated with the pathology were deemed reminiscent of a pathology found in pigs.

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