What does struma mean?
Definitions for struma
ˈstru mɑstru·ma
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Princeton's WordNet
goiter, goitre, struma, thyromegalynoun
abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
scrofula, struma, king's evilnoun
a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands
Wiktionary
strumanoun
goiter
strumanoun
scrofula
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
STRUMAnoun
A glandular swelling; the king’s evil.
Etymology: Latin.
A gentlewoman had a struma about the instep, very hard and deep about the tendons. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.
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struma
Struma, in medical terms, refers to an enlargement of the thyroid gland, commonly known as a goiter. The term can also refer to any pathological swelling of the thyroid. It may be associated with thyroid diseases such as hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, or thyroid cancer. Causes can include iodine deficiency, inflammation, or nodules in the gland.
Webster Dictionary
Strumanoun
scrofula
Strumanoun
a cushionlike swelling on any organ; especially, that at the base of the capsule in many mosses
Etymology: [L., a scrofulous tumor.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Struma
strōō′ma, n. scrofula:—pl. Stru′mæ.—adjs. Strumat′ic, Stru′mous, having scrofula: scrofulous—also Strumōse′; Strumif′erous, bearing strumæ or swellings; Stru′miform, having the form of a struma.—ns. Strumī′tis, inflammation of the thyroid gland; Strumō′sis, production of struma; Stru′mousness. [L. strumosus—struma, scrofula.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of struma in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of struma in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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