GOITER


Meaning of GOITER in English

/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 ]

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