- A goitre, or
goiter, is a
swelling in the neck
resulting from an
enlarged thyroid gland. A
goitre can be ****ociated with a
thyroid that is not functioning...
- Graves' disease, also
known as
toxic diffuse goiter or Basedow’s disease, is an
autoimmune disease that
affects the thyroid. It
frequently results in and...
-
nodular goiter also
known as a
nontoxic goiter is an
enlarged thyroid without hyperthyroidism. It is
often present for
years before toxic nodular goiter occurs...
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Toxic multinodular goiter (TMNG), also
known as
multinodular toxic goiter (MNTG), is an
active multinodular goiter ****ociated with hyperthyroidism. It...
-
Cowie was
concerned about the
widespread problem of
goiter in
Michigan (nicknamed the "
goiter belt" of America).
Cowie was born on
November 19, 1872...
- The
goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) or black-tailed
gazelle is a
gazelle native to Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran,
parts of Iraq and ****stan...
- Hashimoto's
thyroiditis Goiter: an
abnormal enlargement of the
thyroid gland Endemic goiter Diffuse goiter Multinodular goiter Lingual thyroid Thyroglossal...
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Nodular goiter is an
enlarged thyroid gland with
bumps (nodules) on it. It is ****ociated with both high and low
activity of the gland.
Toxic multinodular...
- in the diet. It may
result in
metabolic problems such as
goiter,
sometimes as an
endemic goiter as well as
congenital iodine deficiency syndrome due to...
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Pendred syndrome Other names Goiter-deafness
syndrome The
normal cochlea has 2 & a half turns, but, in
Pendred Syndrome,
there is
abnormal partitioning...
