goitre
/ˈgɔɪtə(r)/( <美> goiter)
noun
- 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.认为琥珀项链对治疗甲状腺肿大有好处的观点。
派生词
goitred
adjectivegoitrous
adjective词源
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'.