Associations to the word «Struma»

Wiktionary

STRUMA, noun. (pathology) Scrofula.
STRUMA, noun. (pathology) A scrofulous swelling; a tumour or goiter.

Dictionary definition

STRUMA, noun. Abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet.
STRUMA, noun. A form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats