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goitrous [goi-truh s] ExamplesWord Origin adjective Pathology.
- pertaining to or affected with goiter.
Origin of goitrous From the French word goitreux, dating back to 1790–1800. See goiter, -ous Examples from the Web for goitrous Historical Examples of goitrous
The abandoned valleys of Savoy and Piedmont are goitrous, smitten, sterile.
Hilaire Belloc
The goitrous patients, who were of long residence, had come from all parts of the dominion.
Eugene S. Talbot
We had been previously informed that the whole town was goitrous.
Frederick Starr
If the water supply of a goitrous valley be changed to a healthy spring, goitre and cretinism disappear.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities–Head–Neck. Sixth Edition.
Alexander Miles