'Struma' definitions:
Definition of 'struma'
(from WordNet)
noun
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]
noun
A form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands [syn: scrofula, struma, king's evil]
Definition of 'Struma'
From: GCIDE
- 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]