ligneous struma
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struma — 1. SYN: goiter. 2. Formerly, any enlargement of a tissue. [L. a scrofulous tumor, fr. struo, to pile up, build] s. aberrata SYN: aberrant goiter. s. colloides SYN: colloid goiter. Hashimoto s. SYN: Hashimoto … Medical dictionary
Thyroiditis — Inflammation of the thyroid gland which is located in front of the neck: . The inflamed thyroid gland can release an excess of thyroid hormones into the blood stream, resulting in a temporary hyperthyroid state. Once the thyroid gland is depleted … Medical dictionary
Bernhard Moritz Carl Ludwig Riedel — (September 18, 1846 September 12, 1916) was a German surgeon who was a native of Teschentin, Grossherzogtum Mecklenburg. He graduated from the University of Rostock in 1872, and for the next three years was Prosector at Rostock under Friedrich… … Wikipedia
Riedel thyroiditis — also called struma fibrosa , or ligneous thyroiditis extremely rare form of chronic inflammation of the thyroid gland, in which the glandular tissues assume a densely fibrous structure, interfering with production of thyroid hormone and… … Universalium
