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GOITER

\ɡˈɔ͡ɪtə], \ɡˈɔ‍ɪtə], \ɡ_ˈɔɪ_t_ə]\

Definitions of GOITER

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from under-production or over-production of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from under-production or over-production of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Enlargement of the thyroid gland.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A swelling of the glands in the front and side of the neck.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A morbid swelling of the neck.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Great enlargement of thyroid gland. See also Exophthalmic goiter.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

An abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland in the front of the neck; bronchocele; a disease endemic in Switzerland.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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