Definition of "goitres" [goitres]

• Plural form of goitre. (noun)

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• "Another very plausible idea is, that they are the descendants of unfortunate individuals afflicted with goitres, which is, even to this day, not an uncommon disorder in the gorges and valleys of the Pyrenees."
• "Other benefits of optimal iodine nutrition include prevention of iodine-deficiency disorders such as goitres, hypothyroidism, reproductive failure, cretinism and childhood mortality. ""
• "Fewer than one in 20 nodular goitres are cancerous but an ultrasound scan and/or biopsy may be performed."