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goitre

/ˈɡɔɪ.tɚ/

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What does goitre mean?

noun

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

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/ˈɡɔɪ.tɚ/

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Here and there we passed Cszeks and Slovaks, all in picturesque attire, but I noticed that goitre was painfully prevalent.
Bram StokerDraculaProject Gutenberg ebook #345
I have rarely seen a puppy that had had mange badly, and especially if mange was closely followed by distemper, that did not soon exhibit goitre.
William YouattThe DogProject Gutenberg ebook #9478
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Numbers of them are afflicted in some districts with goitre, caused probably by bad drinking water; all have a pinched, withered, wan look, that tells of hard work and insufficient fare.
James InglisSport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo PlanterProject Gutenberg ebook #10818
In the midst of it, at the door of one of the chalets, quite alone, sat a hideous cretin, who grinned at Rowland over his goitre when, hardly knowing what he did, he questioned him.
Henry JamesRoderick HudsonProject Gutenberg ebook #176
She had a goitre so enormous that it was scarcely possible to avoid gazing at her for a moment; but my two companions almost instantly, by way of apology, made the common salute of the country by taking off their hats.
Charles DarwinThe Voyage of the BeagleProject Gutenberg ebook #944