Index of English words, starting with "sc"

(1) - Scrobiculate (a.) Alt. of Scrobiculated

(1) - Scrofula (n.) A constitutional disease, generally hereditary, especially manifested by chronic enlargement and cheesy degeneration of the lymphatic glands, particularly those of the neck, and marked by a tendency to the development of chronic intractable inflammations of the skin, mucous membrane, bones, joints, and other parts, and by a diminution in the power of resistance to disease or injury and the capacity for recovery. Scrofula is now generally held to be tuberculous in character, and may develop into general or local tuberculosis (consumption).

(1) - Scrofulous (a.) Diseased or affected with scrofula.
(2) - Scrofulous (a.) Pertaining to scrofula, or partaking of its nature; as, scrofulous tumors; a scrofulous habit of body.

(1) - Scroll (n.) Same as Skew surface. See under Skew.
(2) - Scroll (n.) A mark or flourish added to a person's signature, intended to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a substitute for a seal.
(3) - Scroll (n.) An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.
(4) - Scroll (n.) A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list.