GOITRE


Meaning of GOITRE in English

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

Derivatives:

goitred adj. goitrous adj.

Etymology: F, back-form. f. goitreux or f. Prov. goitron, ult. f. L guttur throat

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.