Stru·ma (str  m ) A river, about 348 km (216 mi) long, of western Bulgaria and northeast Greece flowing southward to an inlet of the Aegean Sea. |
| stru·ma (strm) n. pl. stru·mae (-m  ) or stru·mas 2. Botany A cushionlike swelling at the base of a moss capsule. [Latin str  ma, scrofulous tumor.]stru·mat ic (-m t k), strumose (-m s), strumous (-ms) adj. |
struma [ˈstruːmə]
n pl -mae [-miː]
1. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland; goitre
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany a swelling, esp one at the base of a moss capsule
3. (Medicine / Pathology) another word for scrofula
[from Latin: a scrofulous tumour, from struere to heap up]
strumatic [struːˈmætɪk], strumous [ˈstruːməs], strumose [ˈstruːməʊs] adj
Struma [ˈstruːmə]
n
(Placename) 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
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| Noun | 1. |  struma - abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the dietdisease - an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning |
| 2. | struma - a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands T.B., tuberculosis, TB - infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages) |
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