struma [
'stru:mә]
n. 甲状腺肿, 腺病
[医] 甲状腺肿; 腺病, 瘰疬
strumastrumae[ noun ]- abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
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- a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands
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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.