( BrE ) ( NAmE goi·ter ) / ˈgɔɪtə(r); NAmE / noun
[ U , C ] a swelling of the throat caused by a disease of the thyroid gland
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from French , a back-formation from goitreux having a goitre, or from Old French goitron gullet, both based on Latin guttur throat.