| 词汇 | scrofula |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： c.1400, scrophulas (pl.) from L.L. scrofulæ (pl.) "swelling of the glands of the neck," lit. "little pigs," from L. scrofa "breeding sow." The connection may be because the glands associated with the disease resemble the body of a sow, or because pigs were thought to be prone to it. Cf. Gk. khoirades (pl.) "scrofula," related to khoiros "young pig." |
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