different between goitre vs arthritis

English

Alternative forms

• goiter

Etymology

Borrowed from French, either from Old French goitron (“throat, neck, goitre”), itself from Vulgar Latin *gutturi?, *gutturi?nem (“throat, goitre-like protrusions”), from Latin guttur, or a back-formation from French goitreux (“goitered”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????.t?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /????.t?/
• Rhymes: -??t?(?)

Noun

goitre (countable and uncountable, plural goitres)

1. (Britain) An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Rogiet, egriot, goiter

French

Alternative forms

• goître

Etymology

It appears to be a regional derivation from Old French goitron, from Vulgar Latin *gutturi?, *gutturi?nem, from Latin guttur, or a regressive derivation from goitreux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?wat?/

Noun

goitre m (plural goitres)

1. goitre

Further reading

• “goitre” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek ???????? (arthrîtis, “joint-disease, gout”), from ?????? (árthron, “a joint”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??(?)???a?t?s/

Noun

arthritis (countable and uncountable, plural arthritides)

1. Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• arthralgia
• arthrosis
• rheumatism
• gout

Further reading

• arthritis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• arthritis in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• arthritis at OneLook Dictionary Search

Interlingua

Noun

arthritis (uncountable)

1. arthritis

Related terms

• arthritic