mə noun, plural stru·mae 
[-mee] .
[-mee] . 1.
Pathology, goiter.
2.
Botany. a cushionlike swelling on an organ, as that at one side of the base of the capsule in many mosses.
Origin:
1555–65; < Neo-Latin; Latin strūma scrofulous tumor
1555–65; < Neo-Latin; Latin strūma scrofulous tumor
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struma (ˈstruːmə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -mae | |
| 1. | pathol an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland; goitre |
| 2. | botany a swelling, esp one at the base of a moss capsule |
| 3. | another word for scrofula |
| [C16: from Latin: a scrofulous tumour, from struere to heap up] | |
| strumatic | |
| —adj | |
| strumous | |
| —adj | |
| strumose | |
| —adj | |
| Struma (ˈstruːmə) | |
| —n | |
| Strimon, Greek names: Strymon 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) | |
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struma stru·ma (str&oomacr;'mə)
n. pl. stru·mas or stru·mae (-mē)
Goiter.
See scrofula.
Enlargement of a tissue. No longer in technical use.
stru·mat'ic (-māt'ĭk) or stru'mose' (-mōs') or stru'mous (-məs) adj.
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