/goy"teuhr/ , n. Pathol.
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, esp. hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
Also, esp. Brit., goitre . Cf. exophthalmic goiter .
[ 1615-25; goitre guttur throat ]