goitre (redirected from goiters)

goitre US, goiter [ˈgɔɪtə]

n

(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a swelling of the thyroid gland, in some cases nearly doubling the size of the neck, usually caused by under- or overproduction of hormone by the gland

[from French goitre, from Old French goitron, ultimately from Latin guttur throat]

goitred  US, goitered adj

goitrous  adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

goitre - abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet goiter, struma, thyromegaly disease - an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

Translations

goitre goiter (US) [ˈgɔɪtəʳ] N → bocio m

goitre [ˈgɔɪtə^r] goiter (US) n → goitre m
go-kart [ˈgəʊkɑː^rt] n = go-cart
go-karting [ˈgəʊkɑː^rtɪŋ] n = go-carting

goitre, (US) goiter

n → Kropf m

goitre goi£ter (Am) [ˈgɔɪtəʳ] n → gozzo

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goitre goi£ter (Am) [ˈgɔɪtəʳ] n → gozzo