goiter

goiter [goi-ter] ExamplesWord Origin noun Pathology.

1. an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.

Also especially British, goi·tre. Compare exophthalmic goiter. Origin of goiter 1615–25; French goitre ≪ Latin guttur throat Examples from the Web for goiter Historical Examples of goiter

It was efficacious for all forms of goiter and cannot possibly harm.

The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2

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It is characterized by goiter, marked deformities and imbecility.

Being Well-Born

Michael F. Guyer

Although this girl’s goiter had been removed, the symptoms still persisted.

Outwitting Our Nerves

Josephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury

Another young girl, Miss L., had had a similar operation for goiter six years before.

Outwitting Our Nerves

Josephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury

Now and then the goiter moved up and down, each movement indicating the passage of a thought through his sluggish brain.

From the Valley of the Missing

Grace Miller White

Word Origin and History for goiter n.

1620s, from French goître (16c.), from Rhône dialect, from Old Provençal goitron “throat, gullet,” from Vulgar Latin *gutturiosum or *gutturionem, from Latin guttur “throat” (see guttural).

goiter in Medicine goiter [goi′tər] n.

1. A noncancerous enlargement of the thyroid gland, visible as a swelling at the front of the neck, that is often associated with iodine deficiency.

Related formsgoi′trous (-trəs) adj. goiter in Science goiter [goi′tər]

1. An enlarged thyroid gland, visible as a swelling at the front of the neck. It is often associated with thyroid disease, especially in areas of the world outside of North America where iodine deficiency is endemic.