Definition of "scrofulide" in Englisch

noun

1. (rare) Any affliction of the skin dependent on scrofula.

   • 1870: Title American Journal of Syphilography and Dermatology: Publisher F.W. Christern: "After recovery from tinea tonsurans...crusts and epidermic exfoliations form on the scalp. It is a benign scrofulide induced by the trycophyton."