Meanings
struma1
plural strumas · plural strumae
- countableuncountablemedicineScrofula.
This was the healing ritual for the King's Evil, the name given to scrofula or struma, the tubercular inflammation of the lymph glands of the neck.
1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 186
Struma2
- A river in Bulgaria, and northern Greece, which flows into the Aegean Sea.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounabnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
nouna form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
struma · noun
- Latinstrūma
- Englishstruma
From Latin strūma.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Struma · proper noun
- BulgarianСтрума
- EnglishStruma
From Bulgarian Струма (Struma).
More words from Bulgarian
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Rhymes with struma
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Cite this entry
struma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/struma
“struma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/struma. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “struma,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/struma.
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