king's_evil has definitions from the field of medicine
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[ noun ] (medicine) a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands

Synonyms

struma scrofula

Used in print

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

In_time , these minor manifestations will multiply and effloresce , riddling you with frambesia , the king's_evil , sheep_rot , and clonic spasm , until your very existence becomes a burden and you cry_out_for release .

Related terms

tuberculosis

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