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Meaning of struma | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈstɹuːmə

Definitions

  1. Scrofula.
  2. A river in Bulgaria, and northern Greece, which flows into the Aegean Sea.
  3. A scrofulous swelling; a tumour or goitre.

Equivalents

Italiano struma
Latina struma

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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