Meaning of struma | Babel Free
/ˈstɹuːmə/Definitions
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Scrofula. countable, uncountable
- A river in Bulgaria, and northern Greece, which flows into the Aegean Sea.
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A scrofulous swelling; a tumour or goitre. countable, uncountable
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
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.