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goitre

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
goitre /ˈgɔɪtə/ (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 based on L. guttur ‘throat’.

'goitre' also found in these Oxford entries:

exophthalmic goitre - struma

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