waxing kernel

noun

noun

Etymology See wax (“to grow”); so called because it is purported to be caused by growth of the body.

Medicine, Sciences Obsolete A small tumour formed by the enlargement of the lymphatic glands, especially in the groins of children.

[…]Waxing Kernels, called by some Scrophula1655, Thomas Ruthven, The Ladies Cabinet Enlarged and Opened:

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