English Explanatory Dictionary

goitre

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɔɪ.tə/ /ˈɡɔɪ.tɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-goitre.wav

Word forms

goitre goitres goiter

Etymology

Borrowed from French, either from Old French goitron (“throat, neck, goitre”), itself from Vulgar Latin *gutturiō, *gutturiōnem (“throat, goitre-like protrusions”), from Latin guttur, or a back-formation from French goitreux (“goitered”).

Derived words

brewer's goitre exophthalmic goitre German goitre goitral goitred goitrigenous goitrogen goitrous
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