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• a variation of goiter.

goitre

British  

/ ˈɡɔɪtə /

noun

1. 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

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Other Word Forms

• goitred
  adjective
• goitrous
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of goitre

C17: from French goitre, from Old French goitron, ultimately from Latin guttur throat

Example Sentences

Goitre specialists like the intratracheal method because the hard tube prevents the collapsing of the throat.

From Time Magazine Archive

Goitre is common here, and the place in the hot months is said to be very unhealthy, fever and jaundice carry off numbers of people. 

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William

Goitre is very prevalent among them; in some villages Major Couchman believes that as many as 25 per cent. of the inhabitants are afflicted with the disease.

From An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma by Morrison, George Ernest

Let the inquiry, for example, be into the cause of Endemic Goitre.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William

See also Goitre accessory, 604adenoma of, 610carcinoma of, 281goitre, 605.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander