goitre
noun
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
goitred
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a word derived from
goitre.
Example Sentences
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I meditated rapidly but disjointedly, having to keep an eye against a sudden rush of my assailants, and mistrusting the goitred saint yet the more because he was so silent.
From Ghetto Tragedies by Israel Zangwill
The goitred Chassid opened his lips and added, "If not now, when? as Hillel asked."
From Ghetto Tragedies by Israel Zangwill
An old half-witted man and his goitred wife kept the place, and provided rough food and bedding for travellers, though interesting themselves in no wise with their concerns.
From Tom Tufton's Travels by Evelyn Everett-Green
And 22 yet he notes the “ominous configuration of Mount Pilatus” and its terrible form, and writes of adjoining mountains as “these hump-backed, goitred giants crouching around me in the darkness.”
From Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war by L. (Lizzy) Lind-af-Hageby
