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goitre.

An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɔɪ.tə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡɔɪ.tɚ/General-American
  1. An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.

    UK · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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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