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goiter

Cross references:
  1. hyperthyroidism        2. hypothyroidism        
 
goi.ter also goi.tre \'go.it-*r\ \'go.i-tr*s, 'go.it-*-r*s\ n [F goitre, 
   fr. MF, back-formation fr. goitron throat, fr. (assumed)] VL guttrion-, 
   guttrio, fr. L guttur - more at COT : an enlargement of the thyroid gland 
   visible as a swelling of the front o f the neck - goi.trous aj