GOITER


Meaning of GOITER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgȯi-tər ]

noun

Etymology: French goitre, from Middle French, back-formation from goitron throat, from Vulgar Latin * guttrion-, guttrio, from Latin guttur

Date: 1625

: an enlargement of the thyroid gland visible as a swelling of the front of the neck — compare hyperthyroidism , hypothyroidism

• goi·trous ˈgȯi-trəs, ˈgȯi-tə-rəs adjective

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