Struma

//ˈstɹuːmə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Scrofula. countable, uncountable

    "This was the healing ritual for the King's Evil, the name given to scrofula or struma, the tubercular inflammation of the lymph glands of the neck."

  2. 2
    a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands wordnet
  3. 3
    A scrofulous swelling; a tumour or goitre. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A river in Bulgaria, and northern Greece, which flows into the Aegean Sea.

Synonyms

All synonyms
anemiaberiberidermatitisgoitergoitergoitre

Example

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"This was the healing ritual for the King's Evil, the name given to scrofula or struma, the tubercular inflammation of the lymph glands of the neck."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin strūma.

Etymology 2

From Bulgarian Струма (Struma).

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