Scrofulous

  • 91Kirkpatrick-Fleming —    KIRKPATRICK FLEMING, a parish, in the county of Dumfries, 6 miles (E. N. E.) from Annan; containing, with the hamlet of Newton, and the village of Fairyhall with Hollee, 1692 inhabitants. This parish derives its appellation from the celebrated …

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  • 92mangy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. itchy, scurvy, scaly, scrofulous; shabby, seedy, shoddy, ragged; sordid, squalid, wretched. See disrepute, touch. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Scabby] Syn. psoriatic, rashy, scabby; see dirty 1 , sick …

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  • 93uncleanness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Dirtiness Nouns 1. uncleanness, impurity; filth, defilement, contamination, soilure; abomination; taint; malodorousness; decay, putrescence, putrefaction; corruption, mold, must, mildew, dry rot;… …

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  • 94СКРОФУЛА — (scrofula) туберкулез лимфатических узлов (чаще всего шейных), приводящий к образованию абсцессов. При отсутствии необходимого лечения поверхность кожи над ними изъязвляется и образуются мокнущие язвы, после заживления которых остаются… …

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  • 95blight — {{11}}blight (n.) 1610s, origin obscure; according to OED it emerged into literary speech from the talk of gardeners and farmers, perhaps ultimately from O.E. blæce, blæcðu, a scrofulous skin condition and/or from O.N. blikna become pale. Used in …

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  • 96strumosum —   L. struma, a scrofulous tumour; osum, abundance. Fertile lemma marked with swellings …

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  • 97scrofula — [ skrɒfjʊlə] noun chiefly historical a disease with glandular swellings, probably a form of tuberculosis. Derivatives scrofulous adjective Origin ME: from med. L., dimin. of L. scrofa breeding sow (said to be subject to the disease) …

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  • 98struma — [ stru:mə] noun (plural strumae mi:) Medicine a goitre. Origin C16: mod. L., from L., scrofulous tumour …

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  • 99strumous — [ stru:məs] adjective archaic scrofulous. Origin C16: from L. strumosus, from struma (see struma) …

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  • 100strumose — a.; (also strumous) Scrofulous …

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