GOITRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does goitre mean? 

• GOITRE (noun)
  The noun GOITRE has 1 sense:

1. abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet

  Familiarity information: GOITRE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GOITRE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

goiter; goitre; struma; thyromegaly

Hypernyms ("goitre" is a kind of...):

disease (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)

 Context examples 

Here and there we passed Cszeks and Slovaks, all in picturesque attire, but I noticed that goitre was painfully prevalent.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)