Scrofula

  • 61Johnson, Samuel — known as Dr. Johnson born Sept. 18, 1709, Lichfield, Staffordshire, Eng. died Dec. 13, 1784, London British man of letters, one of the outstanding figures of 18th century England. The son of a poor bookseller, he briefly attended Oxford… …

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  • 62St. Germaine Cousin —     St. Germaine Cousin     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Germaine Cousin     Born in 1579 of humble parents at Pibrac, a village about ten miles from Toulouse; died in her native place in 1601. From her birth she seemed marked out for suffering; …

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  • 63king's evil — historic term for cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis (scrofula) which was formerly thought to be curable by the touch of a king. * * * king s evil kiŋz ē vəl, vil n, often cap K&E SCROFULA …

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  • 64scrofuloderma — Tuberculosis resulting from extension into the skin from underlying atypical mycobacterial infection, most commonly of cervical lymph node s in children with tonsillar infection by bovine tubercle bacillus. [ …

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  • 65scrofulous — Relating to or suffering from scrofula. * * * scrof·u·lous skrȯf yə ləs, skräf adj of, relating to, or affected with scrofula <scrofulous ulcers> …

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  • 66écrouelles — [ ekruɛl ] n. f. pl. • escroiele v. 1245; lat. pop. °scrofellæ, bas lat. scrofulæ→ scrofule ♦ Vx Adénite cervicale chronique d origine tuberculeuse; abcès qu elle provoque. Le roi de France, le jour de son sacre, touchait les écrouelles des… …

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  • 67scrofulaire — [ skrɔfylɛr ] n. f. • XVe; lat. médiév. scrofularia, de scrofula « scrofule » ♦ Bot. Plante herbacée vivace à l odeur fétide. La scrofulaire noueuse, ou herbe aux écrouelles. ● scrofulaire nom féminin (latin médiéval scrophularia, du bas latin… …

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  • 68Lugol's solution — Lu·gol s solution lü gȯlz n any of several deep brown solutions of iodine and potassium iodide in water or alcohol that are used in medicine (as for the internal administration of iodine) and as microscopic stains called also Lugol s iodine,… …

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  • 69scrofola — scrò·fo·la s.f. TS med. → scrofolosi {{line}} {{/line}} VARIANTI: scrofula. DATA: ca. 1300. ETIMO: dal lat. tardo scrōfŭla(s) pl., der. di scrofa scrofa , cfr. gr. khoirádes …

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  • 70jolnă — JÓLNĂ s. v. scrofulă. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime  jólnă s.f. – Scrofulă, gîlci, la animale. Rut. žolna (Tiktin; DAR). Trimis de blaurb, 25.10.2008. Sursa: DER …

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