goitre
goitre · goitres
воло
зоб
Kropf, Struma, Satthals
An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the…An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.
UK/ˈɡɔɪ.tə/US/ˈɡɔɪ.tɚ/
Meaning
1 senses(UK, countable, uncountable)An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.
Kropf, Struma, Satthals
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More definitions
- abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
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enlargement of the neck:
Русский
By meaning 1
enlargement of the neck:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
enlargement of the neck:
Origin
Borrowed from French, either from Old French goitron (“throat, neck, goitre”), itself fromBorrowed 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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Forms
plural: goitresSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet:goiterstrumathyromegaly
Word family
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