goiter
pronunciation
How to pronounce goiter in British English:
UK ['ɡɔɪtər]
How to pronounce goiter in American English:
US ['ɡɔɪtər]
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- Noun:
- abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from under-production or over-production of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
Word Origin
- goiter (n.)
- "morbid enlargement of the thyroid gland," 1620s, from French goitre (16c.), from Rhône dialect, from Old Provençal goitron "throat, gullet," from Vulgar Latin *gutturiosum or *gutturionem, from Latin guttur "throat" (see guttural). Related: Goitrous.
Example
- 1. Nontoxic goiter tied to higher risk of breast cancer .
- 2. Application of tea pigments in preparation of medicine for goiter .
- 3. Another case involved a woman with a goiter .
- 4. To master pathologic features of diffuse nontoxic goiter and diffuse toxic goiter .
- 5. Thyrotoxicosis without mention of goiter or other cause with mention of thyrotoxic crisis or storm .