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struma |
2 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: struma n 1: enlarged thyroid gland resulting from iodine deficiency [syn: {goiter}, {goitre}] 2: a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands [syn: {scrofula}, {king's evil}]
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