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stru⋅ma

  [stroo-muh]
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–noun, plural, -mae  [-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; < NL; L strūma scrofulous tumor
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stru·ma   (strōō'mə)   
n.   pl. stru·mae (-mē) or stru·mas

    1. See scrofula.

    2. See goiter.

  2. Botany A cushionlike swelling at the base of a moss capsule.


[Latin strūma, scrofulous tumor.]
stru·mat'ic (-māt'ĭk), stru'mose' (-mōs'), stru'mous (-məs) adj.
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Main Entry: stru·ma
Pronunciation: 'strü-m&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural stru·mae /-(")mE/ or -mas
: GOITER
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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struma stru·ma (str&oomacr;'mə)
n. pl. stru·mas or stru·mae (-mē)

  1. Goiter.

  2. See scrofula.

  3. 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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