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Word: Goitre
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: from French, a back-formation from goitreux ‘having a goitre’, or from Old French goitron ‘gullet’, both based on Latin guttur ‘throat’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡɔɪtə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a swelling of the neck resulting from enlargement of the thyroid gland
Short Definition:swelling of neck resulting from enlargement of thyroid gland
Examples:- a woman with a goitre
- the belief that amber necklaces were good for curing goitre
Variant Forms:
- goiter
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