enlargement+of+the+thyroid+gland
51goiter — noun Etymology: French goitre, from Middle French, back formation from goitron throat, from Vulgar Latin *guttrion , guttrio, from Latin guttur Date: 1625 an enlargement of the thyroid gland visible as a swelling of the front of the neck compare… …
52goiter — goi•ter [[t]ˈgɔɪ tər[/t]] n. pat an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck Also, esp. brit. goi′tre. Etymology: 1615–25; < F goitre « L guttur throat goi′trous trəsadj …
53goitre — /ˈgɔɪtə / (say goytuh) noun an enlargement of the thyroid gland, on the front and sides of the neck. Also, US, goiter. {French, from Latin guttur throat} …
54goiter — [goit′ər] n. [Fr goitre, back form. < OFr goitron, throat < VL * gutturio < L guttur, throat: see GUTTURAL] an enlargement of the thyroid gland, often visible as a swelling in the lower part of the front of the neck: also Chiefly Brit.… …
55goi|tre — goi|ter or goi|tre «GOY tuhr», noun. an enlargement of the thyroid gland which is often seen as a large swelling in the front of the neck; struma. It is usually caused by a diet with too little iodine. ╂[< French goitre, ultimately < Latin… …
56goi|ter — or goi|tre «GOY tuhr», noun. an enlargement of the thyroid gland which is often seen as a large swelling in the front of the neck; struma. It is usually caused by a diet with too little iodine. ╂[< French goitre, ultimately < Latin guttur… …
57Struma (disambiguation) — Struma can refer to:* Struma, a ship that transported Jewish refugees from Romania and sunk in the Black Sea during World War II * Struma River, a river in Bulgaria and Greece * Goitre, an enlargement of the thyroid gland * Struma it is sometimes …
58goitre — [ gɔɪtə] (US goiter) noun a swelling of the neck resulting from enlargement of the thyroid gland. Derivatives goitred adjective goitrous adjective Origin C17: from Fr., back form. from goitreux having a goitre , or from OFr. goitron gullet , both …
59goitre — (US goiter) ► NOUN ▪ a swelling of the neck resulting from enlargement of the thyroid gland. DERIVATIVES goitrous adjective. ORIGIN French, or from Old French goitron gullet , both from Latin guttur throat …
60goitrous — goitre (US goiter) ► NOUN ▪ a swelling of the neck resulting from enlargement of the thyroid gland. DERIVATIVES goitrous adjective. ORIGIN French, or from Old French goitron gullet , both from Latin guttur throat …
