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antistrumous

antistrumous adjective: acting against scrofulous disorders.

Adjective

antistrumous (not comparable)

  1. Acting against scrofulous disorders.
    • Scrofula[…]calls for preparations of iodine and other antistrumous remedies.1861, Freeman J Bumstead, The Pathology and Treatment of Venereal Diseases

Origin of antistrumous

From anti- + strumous.

Questions about antistrumous

What does antistrumous mean?
Antistrumous means acting against scrofulous disorders.
What part of speech is antistrumous?
Antistrumous is an adjective.

Words near antistrumous in the dictionary

  1. antistructuralist
  2. antistructuralists
  3. antistructure
  4. antistructures
  5. antistrumatic
  6. antistrumous
  7. antistudent
  8. antistuffing
  9. antistyle
  10. antistyles
  11. antisub

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