struma
/ˈstruːmə
/noun (plural strumae /ˈstruːmiː/) Medicine
A swelling of the thyroid gland; a goitre.The most common forms of this variant are struma ovarii and carcinoid in the ovary....
- A 62-year-old white woman underwent right ovary resection that had a pathologic diagnosis of struma ovarii.
- The case of a 38-year-old woman with malignant struma ovarii is described.
Origin
Mid 16th century (in the Latin sense): modern Latin, from Latin, 'scrofulous tumour'.