Found 2 items, similar to Struma.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: struma
struma
n 1: abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from
under-production or over-production of hormone or from a
deficiency of iodine in the diet [syn:
goiter,
goitre,
thyromegaly]
2: a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the
lymphatic glands [syn:
scrofula,
king's evil]
[also:
strumae (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Struma
Struma
\Stru"ma\, n. [L., a scrofulous tumor.]
1. (Med.) Scrofula.
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2. (Bot.) A cushionlike swelling on any organ; especially,
that at the base of the capsule in many mosses.
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