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
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'