Kelime: goi·ter Söyleniş:'goi-t&r İşlev:noun Kökeni: French goitre, from Middle French, back-formation from goitron throat, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin guttrion-, guttrio, from Latin guttur : an enlargement of the thyroid gland visible as a swelling of the front of the neck -- compare HYPERTHYROIDISM, HYPOTHYROIDISM - goi·trous /'goi-tr&s, 'goi-t&-r&s/ adjective