Noun: goiter goy-tur
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: goitre)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: goitre)
- Abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
"The patient's neck swelling was diagnosed as a goiter";
- goitre [Brit, Cdn], struma, thyromegaly
Derived forms: goiters
Type of: disease
Encyclopedia: Goiter, nodular