NOUN
  • Definition - A form of tuberculosis, most common in children, tending to cause enlarged and degenerated lymph nodes, especially in the neck, and often chronic, intractable skin inflammation as well.
  • Example - 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.)
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8 Letter Words
scrofula 13
7 Letter Words
carfuls 12 carolus 9 oculars 9 oscular 9 rucolas 9
6 Letter Words
carful 11 fulcra 11 floras 9 flours 9 fluors 9 safrol 9 carols 8 claros 8 clours 8 corals 8 ocular 8 oscula 8 rucola 8 soucar 8
5 Letter Words
calfs 10 curfs 10 flocs 10 focal 10 focus 10 scarf 10 scurf 10 afoul 8 afros 8 farls 8 faros 8 flora 8 flour 8 fluor 8 foals 8 fouls 8 fours 8 furls 8 loafs 8 rolfs 8 sofar 8 sulfa 8 sulfo 8 acros 7 arcus 7 calos 7 carls 7 carol 7 cauls 7 claro 7 clour 7 coals 7 colas 7 coral 7 curls 7 locus 7 orcas 7 oscar 7 scaur 7 scour 7 lours 5 orals 5 solar 5 sural 5
4 Letter Words
cafs 9 calf 9 corf 9 curf 9 floc 9 afro 7 arfs 7 farl 7 faro 7 flus 7 foal 7 fora 7 foul 7 four 7 furl 7 furs 7 loaf 7 oafs 7 rolf 7 sofa 7 surf 7 acro 6 arco 6 arcs 6 calo 6 cals 6 carl 6 cars 6 caul 6 coal 6 cola 6 cols 6 cors 6 crus 6 curl 6 curs 6 lacs 6 loca 6 ocas 6 orca 6 orcs 6 rocs 6 scar 6 soca 6 also 4 lars 4 lour 4 oars 4 oral 4 osar 4
3 Letter Words
caf 8 arf 6 far 6 fas 6 flu 6 for 6 fou 6 fro 6 fur 6 oaf 6 arc 5 cal 5 car 5 col 5 cor 5 cos 5 cru 5 cur 5 lac 5 oca 5 orc 5 roc 5 sac 5 soc 5 als 3 ars 3 lar 3 las 3 lor 3 oar 3 ora 3 ors 3 our 3 ras 3 sal 3 sau 3 sol 3 sou 3
2 Letter Words
fa 5 of 5 al 2 ar 2 as 2 la 2 lo 2 or 2 os 2 so 2 us 2
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