goitre
An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡɔɪ.tə/
Etymology
Borrowed from French, either from Old French goitron (“throat, neck, goitre”), itself from Vulgar Latin *gutturiō, *gutturiōnem (“throat, goitre-like protrusions”), from Latin guttur, or a back-formation from French goitreux (“goitered”).
goitre
gozzo
bocio
Kropf
goll
bócio
βρογχοκήλη
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