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Definition of: goiter
(goi′tər) noun Pathol.
1. A morbid enlargement of the thyroid gland, variously caused, visible as a swelling on the front part of the neck.
2. The condition itself; bronchocele. See also EXOPHTHALMIC GOITER. Also goi′tre. [<F, back formation from goitreux, ult. <L guttur throat]
—goi′trous adjective
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