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goitrous

goitrous

1 9.5
Having a swollen thyroid gland in the neck
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡɔɪtrəs/
  • Specialized
: bocio
  • The one thing that does not occur to my son's father is that I might have failed to notice Rumi's goitrous neck (which mysteriously reverted to normal a week after his arrival in India), the grotesque tic, and the shit-stained underpants, because there was nothing to notice when our son was with me.

Examples

  • He lists the charges against me: how could I have failed to notice Rumi's goitrous neck, so swollen that the children in India teased him about it?

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The doctor explained that the symptoms of iodine deficiency can lead to a goitrous appearance in patients.

  • She was diagnosed as goitrous after the doctor examined her swollen thyroid gland.

  • In some regions, a lack of iodine in the diet often results in children growing up goitrous.

Synonyms

thyroid
vsgoitrous
  • Specialized
34 4.0

Relating to the gland in the neck that makes hormones controlling growth and energy

is about the swelling specifically rather than normal gland function
goitered
vsgoitrous
  • Specialized
1 9.6

An animal or person with a large swelling at the front of the neck

also covers relating to that swelling, not only having it
thyroidal
vsgoitrous
  • Specialized
1 7.2

Relating to the small gland in the neck that makes hormones

focuses on the neck swelling rather than general gland issues

Surface Forms

goitrous positive

Morphology

goitrous = goiter (transparent) = goiter + ous

The adjective is formed directly from the noun 'goiter' with the productive adjectival suffix '-ous' meaning 'having or relating to', so the relation is clear.

Etymology

Goitrous comes from goiter, which goes back to the old Latin root guttur, meaning 'throat'. So goitrous describes someone 'having a goiter', a visible swelling in the neck where the thyroid sits.