Scrofulous

(skrof -u-lus). Having: nature of scrofula. Affected with scrofula. S. eumonia, secondary inflammatory proce es in the gs occurring in pulmonary scrofula. S. teeth, th similar in some respects to those of syphilis, t distinguished by a muddy white color; they are e, rough, and irregular; their lingual surfaces are indented; the arch is broad, and the teeth regular in arrangement. of a shilling,' ' having " an appearance somewhat like the surface of a raspberry," and exuding "a white, tenacious matter which formed thin, yellow crusts " (Car michael). S. -gra , plants of the genus Cochlear i a: spoonwort. Common scurvy-gra , Cochlear i a officinal is, is stimulant, diurefic, and antiscorbutic. It is administered in an infusion made of one part of the herb in 12 parts of water, evaporated one-half by heating. Dose S., Land, scurvy affecting landsmen. See Purpura hamorrhagica. S., Norwegian. See Radesyge . S. Rickets, a form of scurvy a ociated with rickets occurring in young infants improperly fed. It appears especially in those cases in which there is a lack of fresh milk in the diet.