noun🔗ShareEscrofulaA form of tuberculosis, most common in children, tending to cause enlarged and degenerated lymph nodes, especially in the neck, and often chronic, intractable skin inflammation as well."During the 1800s, many children suffered from scrofula, leaving them with swollen glands in their necks. "Durante el siglo XIX, muchos niños sufrieron de escrofula, lo que les dejó con glándulas inflamadas en el cuello.medicinediseasebodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading