goitre

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈɡɔɪ.tə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈɡɔɪ.tɚ/

Noun

goitre (plural goitres)

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

Translations

• French: goitre
• German: Kropf, (medicine) Struma, (medical, obsolete) Satthals
• Italian: gozzo
• Portuguese: bócio, escrófulas, papeira
• Russian: зоб
• Spanish: bocio, coto (Bolivia), güecho (Costa Rica), güegüecho (El Salvador)

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