Noun
- 1. goiter, goitre, struma, thyromegaly, disease
- usage: abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
- 2. scrofula, struma, king's evil, tuberculosis, TB, T.B.
- usage: a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands
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