struma

[ stroo-muh ]

/ ˈstru mə /

noun, plural stru·mae [stroo-mee]. /ˈstru mi/.

Pathology. goiter.

Botany. a cushionlike swelling on an organ, as that at one side of the base of the capsule in many mosses.

Origin of struma

1555–65; <New Latin; Latin strūma scrofulous tumor

Words nearby struma

strudel, struggle, struggle bus, struggle for existence, strum, struma, struma lymphomatosa, struma ovarii, strumectomy, strumiform, strumitis

Definition for struma (2 of 2)

Struma

[ stroo-mah ]

/ ˈstru mɑ /

noun

a river in S Europe, flowing SE through SW Bulgaria and NE Greece into the Aegean. 225 miles (362 km) long.

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Example sentences from the Web for struma

She was one of those beautiful white-and-pink creatures who are rotten with struma.
The Man from Archangel|A. Conan Doyle
Now he was back on the Struma; and perhaps next time Captain Meredith got news there would be another gap in that little staff.
Command|William McFee
Laurentius reports that Francis I, when a prisoner in Spain, cured a great number of people of struma (scrofula).
Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing|George Barton Cutten
They therefore have no significance as far as struma is concerned.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

There was a lull on the Struma, he said, his tired, refined voice concealing the irony.
Command|William McFee

British Dictionary definitions for struma (1 of 2)

struma

/ (ˈstruːmə) /

noun plural -mae (-miː)

pathol an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland; goitre

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

another word for scrofula

Derived forms of struma

strumatic (struːˈmætɪk), strumous (ˈstruːməs) or strumose (ˈstruːməʊs), adjective

Word Origin for struma

C16: from Latin: a scrofulous tumour, from struere to heap up

British Dictionary definitions for struma (2 of 2)

Struma

/ (ˈstruːmə) /

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

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Medical definitions for struma

struma

[ strōō′mə ]

n. pl. stru•mas

Goiter.

scrofula

Enlargement of a tissue. No longer in technical use.

Other words from struma

stru•mat′ic (-măt′ĭk) null null adj.

单词	struma
释义	struma [ stroo-muh ] / ˈstru mə / noun, plural stru·mae [stroo-mee]. /ˈstru mi/. Pathology. goiter. Botany. a cushionlike swelling on an organ, as that at one side of the base of the capsule in many mosses. Origin of struma 1555–65; <New Latin; Latin strūma scrofulous tumor Words nearby struma strudel, struggle, struggle bus, struggle for existence, strum, struma, struma lymphomatosa, struma ovarii, strumectomy, strumiform, strumitis Definition for struma (2 of 2) Struma [ stroo-mah ] / ˈstru mɑ / noun a river in S Europe, flowing SE through SW Bulgaria and NE Greece into the Aegean. 225 miles (362 km) long. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for struma She was one of those beautiful white-and-pink creatures who are rotten with struma. The Man from Archangel\|A. Conan Doyle Now he was back on the Struma; and perhaps next time Captain Meredith got news there would be another gap in that little staff. Command\|William McFee Laurentius reports that Francis I, when a prisoner in Spain, cured a great number of people of struma (scrofula). Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing\|George Barton Cutten They therefore have no significance as far as struma is concerned. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II\|Various There was a lull on the Struma, he said, his tired, refined voice concealing the irony. Command\|William McFee British Dictionary definitions for struma (1 of 2) struma / (ˈstruːmə) / noun plural -mae (-miː) pathol an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland; goitre botany a swelling, esp one at the base of a moss capsule another word for scrofula Derived forms of struma strumatic (struːˈmætɪk), strumous (ˈstruːməs) or strumose (ˈstruːməʊs), adjective Word Origin for struma C16: from Latin: a scrofulous tumour, from struere to heap up British Dictionary definitions for struma (2 of 2) Struma / (ˈstruːmə) / 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for struma struma [ strōō′mə ] n. pl. stru•mas Goiter. scrofula Enlargement of a tissue. No longer in technical use. Other words from struma stru•mat′ic (-măt′ĭk) null null adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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