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Definition of goiter noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

goiter

noun

(Canadian English usually goitre) noun

NAmE//ˈɡɔɪt̮ər//

[uncountable, countable]

a swelling of the throat caused by a disease of the thyroid gland

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