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noun
- an enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by an inflammation of the thyroid gland
Translations: - Spanish: bocio , coto (italbrac, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Northwestern Argentina, Peru, Venezuelan Andes - Argentinian and Venezuelan standard usage : bocio), gí¼echo (italbrac, Costa Rica, Nicaragua), gí¼egí¼echo (italbrac, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Southern Mexico - Mexican standard usage : bocio)
Etymology: French, either from Old French goitron, or a appendix:Glossaryback-formation, back-formation from French goitreux "goitered".
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