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stru⋅mose

  [stroo-mohs, stroo-mohs]
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–adjective
having a struma or strumae.
Origin:
1835–45; < L strūmōsus, equiv. to strūm(a) struma + -ōsus -ose 1
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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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