waxing kernel

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English

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Etymology

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See wax (to grow); so called because supposed to be caused by growth of the body.

Noun

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waxing kernel (plural waxing kernels)

  1. (medicine, obsolete) A small tumour formed by the enlargement of the lymphatic glands, especially in the groins of children.
    • 1655, Thomas Ruthven, The Ladies Cabinet Enlarged and Opened:
      [] Waxing Kernels, called by some Scrophula

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