Hypertext Webster Gateway: "struma"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Struma \Stru"ma\, n. [L., a scrofulous tumor.]
1. (Med.) Scrofula.
2. (Bot.) A cushionlike swelling on any organ; especially,
that at the base of the capsule in many mosses.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
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