s 1 c 3 r 1 o 1 f 4 u 1 l 1 a 1
8 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands
originBorrowed from Latin scrōfulae, a diminutive form of scrōfa (“breeding sow”), because swine were supposed to be subject to the complaint; or by fanciful comparison of the glandular swellings to little pigs.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- calfs 10
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- flocs 10
- focal 10
- focus 10
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