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  • adjective (Med.) Scrofulous; having struma.

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  • adjective medicine scrofulous; having struma

Etymologies

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struma +‎ -ous?

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Examples

  • And one day he asked mother a lot of queer questions about father and grandfather; and then he said something about 'strumous' and

    My New Curate P.A. Sheehan

  • But later discovery has shown that each of these several herbs contains lime, and earthy salts, in a subtle form of high natural sub-division: whilst, at the same time, the law of cure by medicinal similars has established the cognate fact that to those who inherit a strumous taint, infinitesimal doses of these earth salts are incontestably curative.

    Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

  • This fruit is soft, easily digested, and corrective of strumous disease.

    Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

  • Like the strawberry, if eaten without sugar and cream, it does not undergo any acetous fermentation in the stomach, even with gouty or strumous persons.

    Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

  • The plant has likewise a popular reputation for healing scrofula, and its tincture is beneficial for reducing enlarged glands, as of the neck and throat; also for strumous swelling of the knee joint, as well as of other joints.

    Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

  • The leaves of the American Black Walnut tree, which grows naturally in Virginia, are of the highest curative value for scrofulous diseases and for strumous eruptions.

    Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

  • Furthermore, they prepare a sea-pod essence for applying on a wet compress beneath waterproof tissue to strumous tumours, goitre, and bronchocele; also for old strains and bruises.

    Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

  • The tincture is very useful in mental stupor, with functional impairment of the hearing and sight; likewise for strumous water on the brain.

    Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

  • The liquid extract acts as an admirable remedy in some forms (strumous) of longstanding indigestion.

    Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

  • It is to be noticed that though most commonly wholesome and refreshing, yet with some persons, particularly those of a strumous bodily habit, Strawberries will often disagree.

    Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

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