goitre

[goi-ter]

goi·ter

[goi-ter]
noun Pathology.
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
Also, especially British, goi·tre.


Origin:
1615–25; < French goitreLatin guttur throat
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Goitre is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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goitre or goiter (ˈɡɔɪtə)
 
n
pathol a swelling of the thyroid gland, in some cases nearly doubling the size of the neck, usually caused by under- or overproduction of hormone by the gland
 
[C17: from French goitre, from Old French goitron, ultimately from Latin guttur throat]
 
goiter or goiter
 
n
 
[C17: from French goitre, from Old French goitron, ultimately from Latin guttur throat]
 
'goitred or goiter
 
adj
 
'goitered or goiter
 
adj
 
'goitrous or goiter
 
adj

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