goiter
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(goyt′ĕr)

[Fr. goitre fr. L. guttur, throat]
Enlargement of the thyroid gland. An enlarged thyroid gland may be caused by thyroiditis, benign thyroid nodules, malignancy, iodine deficiency, or any condition that causes hyperfunction or hypofunction of the gland.
SYN: SEE: struma
GOITER
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(goyt′ĕr)

[Fr. goitre fr. L. guttur, throat]
Enlargement of the thyroid gland. An enlarged thyroid gland may be caused by thyroiditis, benign thyroid nodules, malignancy, iodine deficiency, or any condition that causes hyperfunction or hypofunction of the gland.
SYN: SEE: struma
GOITER
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Goiter." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central Redesign, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766385/all/goiter.
Goiter. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766385/all/goiter. Accessed January 28, 2023.
Goiter. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766385/all/goiter
Goiter [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 January 28]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766385/all/goiter.
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