different between inflammation vs goitre

English

Etymology

From Middle French inflammation, from Latin ?nflamm?ti?, ?nflamm?ti?nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nfl??me???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

inflammation (countable and uncountable, plural inflammations)

1. The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire.
2. The state of being inflamed
3. (pathology) A condition of any part of the body, consisting of congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.
4. (archaic) Violent excitement

   an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties

   Synonyms: passion, animosity, turbulence, heat

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:inflammation

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ?nflamm?ti?, ?nflamm?ti?nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.fla.ma.sj??/
• Homophone: inflammations

Noun

inflammation f (plural inflammations)

1. inflammation

References

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

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).