GOITER


Meaning of GOITER in English

[goi.ter] n [F goitre, fr. MF, back-formation fr. goitron throat, fr. (assumed) VL guttrion-, guttrio, fr. L guttur] (1625): an enlargement of the thyroid gland visible as a swelling of the front of the neck--compare hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism -- goi.trous adj

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