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