goitre

== English == === Alternative forms === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔɪ.tə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔɪ.tɚ/ Rhymes: -ɔɪtə(ɹ) === Noun === goitre (countable and uncountable, plural goitres) (pathology, UK) An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Rogiet, egriot, goiter == French == === Alternative forms === goître === Etymology === It appears to be a regional derivation from Old French goitron, from Vulgar Latin *gutturiō, *gutturiōnem, from Latin guttur, or a regressive derivation from goitreux. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡwatʁ/ === Noun === goitre m (plural goitres) goitre === Further reading === “goitre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012