king's evil

English - Turkish

Definition of king's evil in English Turkish dictionary

sıraca

(Tıp) sıraca illeti

{i} sıraca hastalığı

(isim) sıraca hastalığı

Related Terms

scrofula

sıraca illeti

scrofula

{i} sıraca hastalığı

scrofula

(isim) sıraca hastalığı

scrofula

i., tıb. sıraca

scrofula

(Tıp) Sıraca

scrofula king evil

(Tıp) skrofula

English - English

Definition of king's evil in English English dictionary

scrofula

Suppose the person the matter is taken from, has the king's evil, the pox, madness, or some other inveterate disease — I am sure the inoculator can give no reason why it should not convey one distemper as well as the other.

{i} scrofula, tuberculosis of the lymph glands of the neck (in the past it was believed to be curable by the royal touch)

Hyphenation

king's e·vil

Turkish pronunciation

kîngz ivıl

Pronunciation

/ˈkəɴɢz ˈēvəl/ /ˈkɪŋz ˈiːvəl/

Etymology

() From a popular belief that the King could cure the disease by touching the sufferer.