Hypertext Webster Gateway: "goiter"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Goiter \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
goiter
n : abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from
under-production or over-production of hormone or from a
deficiency of iodine in the diet [syn: {goitre}, {struma},
{thyromegaly}]
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