struma

Definition of Struma in English :

abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet

a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Struma

noun plural -mae (-miː)

1. pathology

an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland; goitre

2. botany

a swelling, esp one at the base of a moss capsule

3. another word for scrofula

noun

a river in S Europe, rising in SW Bulgaria near Sofia and flowing generally southeast through Greece to the Aegean. Length: 362 km (225 miles)

. Greek names: Strimon, Strymon

river in SE Europe, flowing from W Bulgaria across NE Greece into the Aegean Sea: c. 220 mi (354 km)

nounWord forms: plural ˈstrumae (ˈstrumi ; stro̅oˈmē)

1. Botany

a cushionlike swelling on a plant organ, esp. on one side at the base of the capsule of a moss

2. Medicine

a.

goiter

b. Archaic

scrofula

n. pl. stru·mae (-mē) or stru·mas

1.

b. See goiter.

2. Botany A cushionlike swelling at the base of a moss capsule.

A river, about 415 km (260 mi) long, of western Bulgaria and northeast Greece flowing southward to an inlet of the Aegean Sea.