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Goitre meaning

An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.

Synonyms of Goitre

goiter struma thyromegaly disease

Related words

Other words often associated with Goitre or its synonyms:

illness malady unwellness sickness tuberculosis

Using Goitre

  • The main meaning on this page is: An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.
  • Useful related words include: goiter, struma, thyromegaly, disease.
  • In the example corpus, goitre often appears in combinations such as: of goitre, with goitre, goitre swelling.

Context around Goitre

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

underwent 1× multinodular 1× treat 1×

Often after:

surgeries 1× patients 1×

Sentence patterns with Goitre

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

with a goitre a swelling 2× cases of goitre with exophthalmos 1× epidemics of goitre in the 1× having a goitre and some 1× if goitre is caused 1× langtang had goitre then caused 1× men underwent goitre surgeries 1× to treat goitre patients by 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

also seen if 1× at the 19th 1× contributions to thyroid 1× early reports not 1× if goitre is 1× most people in 1×

Common sentence endings:

1600 years earlier 1× british medical system 1× by iodine deficiency 1× cognition and growth 1× del collo broncocele 1× even thyroid poisoning 1×

Words around Goitre

Just before it in the word index:

goiter 7 goitein 2 goita 3 gois 2 goins 30 goings 103

Just after it in the word index:

goitrogens 2 goizueta 4 goje 15 gojek 5 gojhl 2 goji 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Goitre

  • In this selection, "goitre" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, underwent, multinodular, treat, surgeries and patients stand out and add context to how "goitre" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include with a goitre a swelling and cases of goitre with exophthalmos. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "goitre" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with goitre

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Most people in this remote village of Langtang had goitre then caused by iodine deficiency. (15 words)

At the 19th annual camp held early this month, 16 people from the tribe — 13 women and three men — underwent goitre surgeries. (22 words)

If goitre is caused by iodine deficiency, small doses of iodide in the form of Lugol's Iodine or KI solution are given. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Also seen, if the patient is hyperthyroid, are more general manifestations, which are due to hyperthyroidism itself and which may be seen in any conditions that cause hyperthyroidism (such as toxic multinodular goitre or even thyroid poisoning). (37 words)

Around this time Pliny referred to epidemics of goitre in the Alps and also mentioned the use of burnt seaweed in their treatment, in the same way as the Chinese had done 1600 years earlier. (35 words)

Page 134. One Chinese book, The Pharmacopoeia of the Heavenly Husbandman, asserted that iodine-rich sargassum was used to treat goitre patients by the 1st century BC, but this book was written much later. (34 words)

Example sentences (11)

One child who suffers with a goitre — a swelling of the thyroid gland — had vital treatment suspended for half a year because of difficulties accessing the British medical system.

She'd been diagnosed, at the age of 13, with a goitre — a swelling at the front of her neck caused by a swollen thyroid gland.

At the 19th annual camp held early this month, 16 people from the tribe — 13 women and three men — underwent goitre surgeries.

Most people in this remote village of Langtang had goitre then caused by iodine deficiency.

Also seen, if the patient is hyperthyroid, are more general manifestations, which are due to hyperthyroidism itself and which may be seen in any conditions that cause hyperthyroidism (such as toxic multinodular goitre or even thyroid poisoning).

Around this time Pliny referred to epidemics of goitre in the Alps and also mentioned the use of burnt seaweed in their treatment, in the same way as the Chinese had done 1600 years earlier.

Contributions to Thyroid surgery Thyroid surgery, which was mostly performed as treatment of goitre with a complete thyroidectomy when possible, was considered a risky procedure when Kocher started his work.

Early reports, not widely circulated, of cases of goitre with exophthalmos were published by the Italians Giuseppe Flajina Flajani, G. Sopra un tumor freddo nell'anterior parte del collo broncocele.

If goitre is caused by iodine deficiency, small doses of iodide in the form of Lugol's Iodine or KI solution are given.

Page 134. One Chinese book, The Pharmacopoeia of the Heavenly Husbandman, asserted that iodine-rich sargassum was used to treat goitre patients by the 1st century BC, but this book was written much later.

The number of severely affected persons was always a minority, and most persons were only affected to the extent of having a goitre and some degree of reduced cognition and growth.

Common combinations with goitre

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "goitre" in a sentence?
An example: "One child who suffers with a goitre — a swelling of the thyroid gland — had vital treatment suspended for half a year because of difficulties accessing the British medical system." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "goitre" from authentic English texts.
What does "goitre" mean?
Goitre means: An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.
What are synonyms of "goitre"?
Common synonyms of "goitre" include: goiter, struma, thyromegaly, disease.
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