goiter

/goi-ter/US // ˈgɔɪ tər //

甲状腺肿,甲状腺肿大,瘿瘤,甲状腺瘤

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Pathology.
- : an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.

Goiter, fi-kĕk′ or fĭn-to′-kĕl, is quite common with adults, and is more common with women than men.
Often a cross-hatched marking is put over goiter, varicose veins, and other permanent swellings or enlargements.
A generation ago applications of iodin to the goiter were reported to have good effects.
Goiter, one of the first signals of warning that new blood must be infused in the race, was prevalent.
The children, if not affected by exophthalmic goiter, are liable to be very neurotic.