Synonyms & related words for scrofula

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of scrofula. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to scrofula

Explore words related to scrofula — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include struma, scrofulous, phthisic, phthisis, tuberculous, tuberculosis, diseases, luetic. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does scrofula come from?

The word scrofula breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root scrofula-, from Latin scrofa (“breeding sow”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.