Meanings
plural goitres · alternative goiter
- UKcountableuncountablemedicineAn enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounabnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchgoitreux“goitered”
- Latinguttur
- Vulgar Latin*gutturiō
- Old Frenchgoitron“throat, neck, goitre”
- Englishgoitre
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”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَضَخُّم الْغُدَّة الدَّرَقِيَّة
- تَضَخُّم الْغُدَّة الدَّرَقِيَّةenlargement of the neck
Bulgarian гуша
- гуша (guša)enlargement of the neck
Catalan goll, gotirló
- gollenlargement of the neck
- gotirlóenlargement of the neck
Chinese Mandarin 甲狀腺腫 /甲状腺肿
- 甲狀腺腫 /甲状腺肿 (jiǎzhuàngxiàn-zhǒng)enlargement of the neck
Czech vole, struma
- voleenlargement of the neck
- strumaenlargement of the neck
Dutch krop, struma
- kropenlargement of the neck
- strumaenlargement of the neck
Estonian hõõtsik, struuma
- hõõtsikenlargement of the neck
- struumaenlargement of the neck
Finnish struuma
- struumaenlargement of the neck
French goitre
- goitreenlargement of the neck
German Kropf, Struma
- Kropfenlargement of the neck
- Strumaenlargement of the neck
- Satthalsenlargement of the neck
Greek βρογχοκήλη
- βρογχοκήλη (vronchokíli)enlargement of the neck
Hungarian golyva, strúma
- golyvaenlargement of the neck
- strúmaenlargement of the neck
- pajzsmirigy-megnagyobbodásenlargement of the neck
Indonesian gondok
- gondokenlargement of the neck
Irish ainglis
- ainglisenlargement of the neck
Italian gozzo
- gozzoenlargement of the neck
Japanese 甲状腺腫
- 甲状腺腫 (kōjōsen-shu)enlargement of the neck
Korean 갑상선종
- 갑상선종 (gapsangseonjong)enlargement of the neck
Latin strūma
- strūmaenlargement of the neck
Latvian kākslis
- kākslisenlargement of the neck
Lithuanian gūžys
- gūžysenlargement of the neck
Māori tenga, mate pukukakī
- tengaenlargement of the neck
- mate pukukakīenlargement of the neck
Norwegian Bokmål struma
- strumaenlargement of the neck
Persian غمباد, گواتر
- غمباد (ġambâd)enlargement of the neck
- گواتر (govâtr)enlargement of the neck
Polish wole
- woleenlargement of the neck
Portuguese bócio, escrófulas
- bócioenlargement of the neck
- escrófulasenlargement of the neck
- papeiraenlargement of the neck
Punjabi ਗਿੱਲ੍ਹੜ
- ਗਿੱਲ੍ਹੜ (gillhaṛ)enlargement of the neck
Romanian gușă
- gușăenlargement of the neck
Russian зоб
- зоб (zob)enlargement of the neck
Spanish bocio, coto
- bocioenlargement of the neck
- cotoenlargement of the neck
- güechoenlargement of the neck
- güegüechoenlargement of the neck
Swahili rovu, goita
- rovuenlargement of the neck
- goitaenlargement of the neck
Swedish struma
- strumaenlargement of the neck
Tagalog bosyo
- bosyoenlargement of the neck
Thai คอพอก
- คอพอกenlargement of the neck
Turkish guatr
- guatrenlargement of the neck
Ukrainian во́ло
- во́ло (vólo)enlargement of the neck
Vietnamese bướu
- bướuenlargement of the neck
Welsh chwydd y gwddf
- chwydd y gwddfenlargement of the neck
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with goitre
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Cite this entry
goitre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goitre
“goitre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goitre. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goitre,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goitre.
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