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goiter

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /????t?/
  • (US) IPA(key): /????t?/
  • Rhymes: -??t?(?)

Noun

goiter (plural goiters)

  1. (US, Canada) Alternative spelling of goitre

Anagrams

  • Rogiet, egriot, goitre

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goitrogen

English

Etymology

Coined some time between 1945 and 1950, from goitre +? -o- +? -gen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /????t??d??n/, /-?d??n/

Noun

goitrogen (plural goitrogens)

  1. Any agent that causes goiter, such as thiouracil.
    • "We have previously shown that treating rats with the reversible goitrogen 6-propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU) from birth to Day 25 increases testis size and sperm production in adulthood by up to 80% and 140%, respectively."
    • "These results suggest that excess iodine induces thyroid involution in goitrogen-treated rats at least partially by apoptosis."

Derived terms

  • goitrogenic

References

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