Struma synonyms

stro͝o'mə

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scrofula
A form of tuberculosis affecting the lymph nodes, especially of the neck, that is most common in children and is usually spread by unpasteurized milk from infected cows.
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king's evil
a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands
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goiter
An enlargement of the thyroid gland, often visible as a swelling in the lower part of the front of the neck
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goitre
An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.
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thyromegaly
abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
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Struma Sentence Examples

  • Owing to the distribution of the mountain-chains, the principal rivers flow in an easterly or southeasterly direction; the Danube falls into the Black Sea; the Maritza, Mesta, Struma (Strymon), Vardar and Salambria into the Aegean.

  • Of `Ali Riza's 25 divisions, 3 were scattered between Prishtina and the Austrian frontier, 31 at Scutari, z at Dibra, and i at Prizren; 2 opposing the Greek main army in Thessaly and 2 the Greek secondary army in Epirus; 3 in the Struma valley and i guarding the railway between Veles and Salonika, making, in all, 16 which were totally unavailable for battle in the decisive theatre.'

  • Had still further economies been practised (in the Struma valley for instance) this handicap might have disappeared.

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