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Definition of Scurfs
1. scurf [n] - See also: scurf
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scurfs
Literary usage of Scurfs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Homœopathic Therapeutics by Samuel Lilienthal (1890)
"Thick, whitish scurfs on chin and upper lip, which ooze a little; thick honey-colored
scurfs, burning and accompanied by swelling of submaxillary glands and ..."
2. A Treatise on diseases of the skin by Samuel Lilienthal (1876)
"scurfs or crusts in general. ALUM. Amb. Amm. c. Aimn. mur. ANT. CRUD. ARS. Asaf.
... scurfs, FETID. Graph. Lye. Merc. sol. Plumb. met. Staph. SULPH. ..."
3. A Treatise on the Venereal Disease by John Hunter, Ph. Ricord, Freeman Josiah Bumstead (1859)
"... till a succession of scurfs undeceive them. These discolorations of the cuticle
arise from the venereal irritation, and are seldom to be reckoned a true ..."
4. The Application of the Principles and Practice of Homoeopathy to Obstetrics by Henry Newell Guernsey (1867)
"Chamomilla. When the child has been»kept too warm ; it is very fretful; must be
carried more than usual. Cicuta vi. Thick, whitish scurfs appear on the chin ..."
5. The Concordance Repertory of the More Characteristic Symptoms of the Materia by William Daniel Gentry (1892)
"scurfs.—Dry s. in nose. Graph. Nose swollen and sore, with s. in it; ...
Sore burning in both nostrils; s. pustules under nose; scurfs and crusts about ..."
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