goiter C2 Topic:Health & Medicine Also spelled goitre US /ˈɡɔɪtər/ UK /ˈɡɔɪtə/ See IPA manual Freq #59713 Meanings 1 noun an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland that can cause swelling at the front of the neck A lack of iodine in the diet can cause a goiter. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an abnormal enlargement of... goitrestruma Word family Derived forms goitrous Related forms thyroid Etymology Borrowed from French goitre, probably through Old French goitron, 'throat or goiter,' from a Vulgar Latin form related to Latin guttur, 'throat.' Goitre is the standard British spelling. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # goiter **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡɔɪtər/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡɔɪtə/ **Frequency rank:** 59713 ## Meanings 1. an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland that can cause swelling at the front of the neck ## Examples - A lack of iodine in the diet can cause a goiter. ## Synonyms - goitre - struma ## Derived Forms - goitrous ## Related Forms - thyroid ## Etymology Borrowed from French goitre, probably through Old French goitron, 'throat or goiter,' from a Vulgar Latin form related to Latin guttur, 'throat.' Goitre is the standard British spelling. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown