struma

Noun
  1. Abnormally enlarged thyroid gland;
    Can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet (synset 114222959)
    is a type of: disease - an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
    same as: goiter, goitre, thyromegaly
  2. A form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands (synset 114167729)
    is a type of: t.b., tb, tuberculosis - 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)
    same as: king's evil, scrofula

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