struma
pronunciation
How to pronounce struma in British English:
UK ['struːmə]
How to pronounce struma in American English:
US ['strumə]
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- Noun:
- abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from under-production or over-production of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
- a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands
Word Origin
Example
- 1. Clinical and pathologic analysis of struma ovarii .
- 2. Diagnosis and treatment of struma ovarii with laparoscopic procedure ( report of 7 cases )
- 3. The first differential diagnosis has to be struma ovarii , which is a monodermal ovarian teratoma that is usually cystic .