Struma

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]
       [also: {strumae} (pl)]