struma

struma /stru·ma/ (stroo´mah) [L.] goiter.stru´mous

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Hashimoto's struma , struma lymphomato´sa Hashimoto's disease.

struma malig´na  carcinoma of the thyroid gland.

struma ova´rii  a teratoid ovarian tumor composed of thyroid tissue.

Riedel's struma  Riedel's thyroiditis.

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stru·ma (strm)

n. pl. stru·mas or stru·mae (-m)

1. Goiter.

2. See scrofula.

3. Enlargement of a tissue. No longer in technical use.

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stru·matic (-mtk), strumose (-ms), strumous (-ms) adj.

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struma

enlargement of the thyroid gland; goiter.