Thesaurus: struma

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1. n. Scrofula.
2. n. A cushionlike swelling on any organ; especially, that at the base of the capsule in many mosses.
3. n. abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
4. n. a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands
5. 1. (Med.) Scrofula. 2. (Bot.) A cushionlike swelling on any organ; especially, that at the base of the capsule in many mosses.
6. n abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet n a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands