strumous

A patient with a strumous condition sits in a doctor's office.

Definition

1. Adjective (archaic, medical):
   • Relating to or affected by scrofula (a historical term for tuberculous swelling of the lymph nodes, especially in the neck).
   • Also used historically to describe a constitution or physical condition associated with goiter (enlargement of the thyroid gland).

Usage Examples

• (Swollen lymph nodes characteristic of scrofula.)
• (A bodily constitution linked to glandular disorders.)

Advanced Usage

• "strumous diathesis": a historical medical term for a hereditary predisposition to scrofula or tuberculous conditions.
  • Doctors of the era often diagnosed strumous diathesis in children with chronic respiratory issues. (A presumed underlying susceptibility.)

Variants and Related Words

• Strumose (adj): an alternative form of strumous, used interchangeably in older medical literature.

  • The strumose appearance of the neck glands was noted in the examination. (Same meaning as strumous.)

• Struma (noun): the medical term for a goiter; also used historically for scrofulous swelling.

  • A large struma required surgical removal in severe cases. (A goiter or scrofulous tumor.)

Synonyms

• Scrofulous: directly synonymous in the context of tuberculous lymph node disease.
• Goitrous: relating to or affected by goiter, though less broad than .

Related Idioms (Historical)

• "Strumous habit": a phrase from 19th-century medicine describing a person with a weak, glandular constitution.
  • The child's strumous habit made him prone to infections. (A perceived constitutional weakness.)