Associations to the word «Scrofula»

Wiktionary

SCROFULA, noun. (pathology) A form of tuberculosis, most common in children, tending to cause enlarged and degenerated lymph glands, especially in the neck, and often chronic, intractable skin inflammation as well.

Dictionary definition

SCROFULA, noun. A form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn