different between goitre vs hypothyroidism

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

Coined some time between 1900 and 1905 from hypo- (“under”) +? thyroid +? -ism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ha?p???a?????d?z?m/, /?ha?p????a?r???d?z?m/

Noun

hypothyroidism (countable and uncountable, plural hypothyroidisms)

1. (pathology) The disease state caused by insufficient production of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland. [from 1900s]

   Synonyms: underactive thyroid, low thyroid

   Antonym: hyperthyroidism

   Hypernym: dysthyroidism

Related terms

• hypothyroidic

Translations

See also

• cretinism

References

Further reading

• hypothyroidism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia