struma

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
struma
    n 1: abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from
         underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a
         deficiency of iodine in the diet [syn: {goiter}, {goitre},
         {struma}, {thyromegaly}]
    2: a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the
       lymphatic glands [syn: {scrofula}, {struma}, {king's evil}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Struma \Stru"ma\, n. [L., a scrofulous tumor.]
   1. (Med.) Scrofula.
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   2. (Bot.) A cushionlike swelling on any organ; especially,
      that at the base of the capsule in many mosses.
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