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goiter

UK/ˈɡɔɪtə//ˈɡɔɪtɚ/

goiter is the alternative spelling of goitre.

Meaning of goitre

Noun

goitre (countable and uncountable, plural goitres)

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

Forms of goiter

pluralgoiters

Words formed from goiter

Phrases with goiter

Words that rhyme with goiter

Questions about goiter

What is goiter the alternative spelling of?
Goiter is the alternative spelling of goitre.
How do you pronounce goiter?
Goiter is pronounced /ˈɡɔɪtə/ (UK).

Words near goiter in the dictionary

  1. Goins
  2. Goinses
  3. Goirle
  4. goit
  5. goita
  6. goiter
  7. goiter belt
  8. goitered
  9. goitered gazelle
  10. goitered gazelles
  11. goiterism

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: goiter (page history and authors); goitre (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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