Definition of Goiters

1. Noun. (plural of goiter) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Goiters

1. goiter [n] - See also: goiter

Lexicographical Neighbors of Goiters

going through with
going to
going to Jerusalem
going to bed
going to hell
going to sleep
going to the dogs
going together
going under
going up
goingover
goings
goings-on
goit
goiter
goiters (current term)
goitre
goitred
goitres
goitrogen
goitrogenic
goitrogenicity
goitrogens
goitrous
goits
goji
goji berry
golabki
golcondas

Literary usage of Goiters

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Thyroid and Thymus by André Crotti (1922)
"Such goiters generally do not give rise to symptoms except when numerous and ... These different forms and varieties of goiters are not found, as a rule, ..."

2. Chemical Pathology: Being a Discussion of General Pathology from the by Harry Gideon Wells (1914)
"However, in two goiters large amounts of iodin were found, namely, 17.5 mg. and 31.5 mg. Wells found that the amount of iodin depended upon the structure, ..."

3. Diseases of the Thyroid Gland by Arthur Emanuel Hertzler, Victor Ernest Chesky (1922)
"In fact, it may be open to question whether we can rightfully speak of any of the goiters indigenous to this region as "endemic." At any rate, it prejudices ..."

4. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1809)
"194, agrees with me in imputing the goiters to the waters, but to the waters impregnated with metallic * The learned Mr. Whitaker, ..."

5. Practice of Medicine by Frederick Tice (1921)
"In man the thyroid hyperplasia usually becomes irregular and nodular in long standing goiters. This irregular form is designated struma nodosa in Europe and ..."

6. Collected Papers by the Staff of Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic by Saint Marys Hospital (Rochester, Minn.) (1922)
"During the past decade the immediate and end-results of the surgical treatment of toxic goiters have improved greatly. The improvements can be attributed ..."

7. The Thyroid Gland by Cleveland Clinic Foundation, George Washington Crile (1922)
"PLAIN goiters For the removal of the usual colloid goiter, if the patient's general condition is good, and there is no reason for modifying the routine ..."

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