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struma¹

  • /ˈstɹuːmə/ UK

Rhymes with -uːmə

Where it comes from

From Latin strūma.

noun strumas · strumae

  1. countable, uncountable Scrofula. 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.
  2. countable, uncountable A scrofulous swelling; a tumour or goitre.

Struma²

Where it comes from

From Bulgarian Струма (Struma).

proper noun

  1. A river in Bulgaria, and northern Greece, which flows into the Aegean Sea.

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@misc{struma_2026,
  title = {struma},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/struma},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}