goiter
IPA: gˈɔɪtɝ
noun
- (US, Canada) Alternative spelling of goitre [(pathology, UK) An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.]
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Examples of "goiter" in Sentences
- The prevention of simple goiter in man.
- Goiter typically takes many years to present.
- The most common symptoms are goiter and tachycardia.
- Treatment may not be necessary if the goiter is small.
- Struma refers to goiter and is not related to scrofula.
- The distribution of iodine with special reference to goiter.
- Goiter and hypothyroidism are other manifestations of the deficiency.
- Hypothyroidism is known to cause goiters, depression, and sluggishness.
- He was the first to prove that goiter was related of iodine deficiencies.
- The clinical and pathological relationship of simple and exophthalmic goiter.
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