exophthalmic goiter WORD ORIGIN noun Pathology. enlargement of the thyroid gland accompanied by exophthalmos, usually due to hyperthyroidism. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of exophthalmic goiter First recorded in 1875–80 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 exophthalmic goiter in Medicine exophthalmic goiter n. Any of various forms of hyperthyroidism, such as Graves’ disease, involving enlargement of the thyroid gland and protrusion of the eyeballs. The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.