goitre

goitre
[ˈgɔɪtə]
( goiter)
noun
  1. a swelling of the neck resulting from enlargement of the thyroid gland
    甲状腺肿
    a woman with a goitre.
    一位患甲状腺肿的妇女。
    [mass noun]the belief that amber necklaces were good for curing goitre.
    据信,琥珀项链对治疗甲状腺肿大有好处。
派生
goitred
adjective
goitrous
adjective
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from French, a back-formation from goitreux 'having a goitre', or from Old French goitron 'gullet', both based on Latin guttur 'throat'
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