goiter

goi·ter

 (goi′tər)

n.

A noncancerous enlargement of the thyroid gland, visible as a swelling at the front of the neck, that is often associated with iodine deficiency. Also called struma.

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[French goitre, back-formation from Old French goitron, throat, gullet, from Vulgar Latin *guttūriō, guttūriōn-, from Latin guttur.]

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goi′trous (-trəs) adj.

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goi•ter

(ˈgɔɪ tər)

n.

an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck.

Also, esp. Brit.,goi′tre.

[1615–25; < French goitre « Latin guttur throat]

goi′trous (-trəs) adj.

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goi·ter

(goi′tər)

An enlarged thyroid gland, visible as a swelling at the front of the neck. It is often associated with a diet that contains too little iodine.

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goiter

An abnormal growth of thyroid tissue due to lack of iodine, causing a bulge in the neck.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

goiter - abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet goitre, struma, thyromegaly

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Translations

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goi·ter

n. bocio, engrosamiento de la glándula tiroides;

congenital ___ → ___ congénito;

endemic, colloid ___ → ___ endémico, coloide;

exophtalmic ___ → ___ exoftálmico;

toxic ___ → ___ tóxico (de síntomas similares a la tirotoxicosis);

wandering ___ → ___ móvil.

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goiter

n bocio; toxic multinodular — bocio multinodular tóxico

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