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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Struma \Stru"ma\, n. [L., a scrofulous tumor.] 1. (Med.) Scrofula. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A cushionlike swelling on any organ; especially, that at the base of the capsule in many mosses. [1913 Webster]
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]