fibrous goiter

n.

A firm hyperplasia of the thyroid and its capsule.

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fibrous ankylosis, fibrous astrocyte, fibrous capsule, fibrous cortical defect, fibrous dysplasia of bone, fibrous goiter, fibrous joint, fibrous membrane, fibrous root, fibrous tissue, fibrous tubercle

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