goitre has definitions from the field of medicine
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[ noun ] (medicine) abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from under-production or over-production of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet

Used in print

(Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)

Any of the antithyroid drugs , of either type , if given in large enough doses for a long period_of_time will cause goitre , owing to inhibition of thyroid_hormone synthesis , with production of hypothyroidism .

There is some evidence that naturally occurring goitrogens may play a role in the development of goitre , particularly in Tasmania and Australia ( Clements and Wishart , 1956 ) .

In man the normal level of iodine in the diet and the level necessary to prevent development of goitre is about 100 � mg per day .

Related terms

disease deficiency_disease

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