strumous
Americanadjective
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If the infant derives the disposition to a strumous constitution entirely from the father, and the mother's health be unexceptionable, then I would strongly advise her to suckle her own child.
From The Maternal Management of Children, in Health and Disease by Bull, Thomas
When a whole family is swept away by Hydrocephalus, I suspect it is intimately connected with this strumous taint.'
From Remarks on the Subject of Lactation by Morton, Edward
Its most common sites are the scalp and face, especially in young people and in those who are ill-nourished and strumous.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman
It was one of the rare cases of this disease not supervening upon an original strumous diathesis, and, had it been properly cared for in the beginning, might have been cured.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 by Various
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.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas
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