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–noun Pathology.

an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, esp. hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.

Also, especially British, goitre.

Compare exophthalmic goiter.

[Origin: 1615–25; < F goitre ≪ L guttur throat

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n. A noncancerous enlargement of the thyroid gland, visible as a swelling at the front of the neck, that is often associated with iodine deficiency. Also called struma.

[French goitre, from Provençal goitron, from Vulgar Latin *guttūriō, guttūriōn-, throat, from Latin guttur.]

goi'trous (-trəs) adj.

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1625, from Fr. goître, from Rhône dialect, from O.Prov. goitron "throat, gullet," from V.L. *gutturiosum, from L. guttur "throat" (see guttural).

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goiter
noun
abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet

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An enlarged thyroid gland, visible as a swelling at the front of the neck. It is often associated with thyroid disease, especially in areas of the world outside of North America where iodine deficiency is endemic.