goitre

English

Alternative forms

• goiter

Etymology

French, either from Old French goitron, itself from Vulgar Latin *gutturio, from Latin guttur, or a back-formation from French goitreux (“goitered”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɡɔɪ.tə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"gOI.t@(r\)/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪtə(r)

Noun

goitre (plural goitres)

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

Derived terms

• German goitre
• goitred
• goitrous

Translations

enlargement of the neck

Dutch: bof (nl) m. and f. Estonian: hõõtsik (et), struuma (et) Finnish: struuma (fi) German: Kropf (de) m., (medical) Struma (de) f., (medical, obsolete) Satthals (de) m. Polish: wole n. Romanian: gușă (ro)

Russian: зоб (ru) (zob) m. Spanish: bocio m., coto m. (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Northwestern Argentina, Peru, Venezuelan Andes - Argentinian and Venezuelan standard usage : bocio), güecho m. (Costa Rica, Nicaragua), güegüecho m. (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Southern Mexico - Mexican standard usage : bocio)

Anagrams

• goiter