goitre
Meaning
An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.
Synonyms
Translations
goitre
gozzo
bocio
Kropf
goll
bócio
βρογχοκήλη
دراقPronounced 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”).
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