struma — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Scrofula.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   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. A scrofulous swelling; a tumour or goitre.

   Usage

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Noun

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

   Synonyms

   goitergoitrethyromegaly

   Broader terms

   disease

2. a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands

   Synonyms

   scrofulaking's evil

   Broader terms

   tuberculosisTBT.B.