strumous

American  

[stroo-muhs] / ˈstru məs /

adjective

1. strumose.

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Other Word Forms

• strumousness noun

Etymology

Origin of strumous

First recorded in 1580–90; strum(a) + -ous

Example Sentences

Again the yellow oxide of mercury should only be used in the more superficial, strumous forms of inflammation.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

He found him a stiff-limbed, starched personage, with a lame foot, a pale strumous face, a long sword, and a large white wig.

From Poetical Works of Akenside by Gilfillan, George

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

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.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

The second, a girl, was unfortunate in her nurse, she being of a strumous and unhealthy constitution, although to a casual observer bearing the appearance of health.

From The Maternal Management of Children, in Health and Disease by Bull, Thomas