GOITRE


Meaning of GOITRE in English

n. (US goiter) Med. a swelling of the neck resulting from enlargement of the thyroid gland. goitred adj. goitrous adj.

[ F, back-form. f. goitreux or f. Prov. goitron, ult. f. L guttur throat ]

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