struma
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1. a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | t.b., tb, tuberculosis, |
| definition | : | infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages) (noun.state) |
2. abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | disease, |
| definition | : | an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning (noun.state) |
3. a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands (noun.state)
| derivation | : | scrofulous, |
| definition | : | afflicted with scrofula (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | scrofulous, |
| definition | : | afflicted with scrofula (adj.all) |
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