Scrofula

skrof′ū-la, n. a disease with chronic swellings of the glands in various parts of the body, esp. the neck, tending to suppurate: the king's evil.— adjs. Scrofulit′ic , Scrof′ulous , pertaining to, resembling, or affected with scrofula.— adv. Scrof′ulously .— n. Scrof′ulousne . [L. scrofulæ — scrofula , a little pig, dim. of scrofa , a sow.]