goiter

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

“A regular Roman nose,” he used to say, “with my goiter I’ve quite the countenance of an ancient Roman patrician of the decadent period.” He seemed proud of it. — The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Say, don't let me forget to ask you about what you did in that exopthalmic goiter case--that Bohemian woman at Wahkeenyan.” The two men, on the front seat of the car, chanted goiters and ignored her. — Main Street, Sinclair Lewis

goitre, struma, thyromegaly

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