fanciful comparison of the glandular swellings to little pigs. <span class="searchmatch">scrofulide</span> (plural <span class="searchmatch">scrofulides</span>) (rare) Any affliction of the skin dependent on scrofula. 1870:...
<span class="searchmatch">scrofulides</span> plural of <span class="searchmatch">scrofulide</span>...
the last people to be cured in that way being Dr. Johnson.) scrofulous <span class="searchmatch">scrofulide</span> scrofulo-tuberculous form of tuberculosis Websters International Dictionary...