[syn: scrofula, struma, king's evil]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
struma
n 1: abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from
underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a
deficiency of iodine in the diet [syn: goiter, goitre,
struma, thyromegaly]
2: a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the
lymphatic glands [syn: scrofula, struma, king's evil]