scrofula

[L. dim of scrofa, an old sow.] constitutional state, occurring in the young, marked by a lack of resisting power of the ti ues, predisposing to tuberculosis; lymph at ism is. present and there is a pronene to eczematous eruptions, ulceration, glandular swellings, respiratory catarrhs, and granular lids; tuberculosis of the glands, bones, or joints is conunon. Two types are recognized: the lymphatic or phlegmatic, in which there is a tendency to fat with a coarse muddy complexion, thick lips, coarse hair, and stolidity of expre ion; and the sanguine, in which the skin is clear, changing readily from pale to pink, the eyes blue, and the hair fine and silky, with sparene of figure, vivacity, and mental activity.