GOITER: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
| Pronunciation: | | 'goytur
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| Matching Terms: | | Goitered
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from under-production or over-production of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet |
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| | Synonyms: | | goitre, struma, thyromegaly |
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| | See Also: | | disease | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Goi"ter\ Goitre \Goi"tre\, n. [F. go[^i]tre, L. guttur
throat, cf. tumidum guttur goiter, gutturosus goitered. See
{Guttural}.] (Med.)
An enlargement of the thyroid gland, on the anterior part of
the neck; bronchocele. It is frequently associated with
cretinism, and is most common in mountainous regions,
especially in certain parts of Switzerland.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Enlargement of the thyroid gland. |
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| | Related Terms: | | anemia, ariboflavinosis, beriberi, cachexia, chlorosis, deficiency anemia, dermatitis, greensickness, keratomalacia, kwashiorkor, Lombardy leprosy, maidism, malnutrition, night blindness, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, pellagra, pernicious anemia, protein deficiency, rachitis, rickets, scurvy, struma, vitamin deficiency, xerophthalmia |
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