See Also: king's evil(medicine)
Half-Rother, Half-Sister - Horse Racing(gambling)
Half-Brother, Half-Sister - Horse Racing(gambling)
Half Half Full - Freestyle Skating(gambling)
Half Full Half - Freestyle Skating(gambling)
Half-and-Half Game - Poker(gambling)
Half-and-Half Tournament - Poker(gambling)
Half Half - Freestyle Skating(gambling)
HALF-BROTHER AND HALF-SISTER(law)
Evil(medicine)

half-caste (oh) and king's evil (medicine)


half-caste (oh)



n [C] taboo
a very offensive word for someone whose parents are of different races. Do not use this word
-see also mixed race mixed race
-- half-caste adj

king's evil (medicine)


king's evil


The historic designation for scrofula (tuberculosis, lymph node). The disease is so called from the belief that it could be healed by the touch of a king. This term is used only for historical articles using the name "king's evil", and is to be differentiated from scrofula as lymph node tuberculosis in modern clinical medicine.