GOITROUS
Etymology
Adjective
goitrous (comparative more goitrous, superlative most goitrous)
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a goitre
Source: Wiktionary
Goi"trous, a. Etym: [F. goîtreux, L. gutturosus. See Goiter.]
Definition: Pertaining to the goiter; affected with the goiter; of the nature of goiter or bronchocele. Let me not be understood as insinuating that the inhabitants in general are either goitrous or idiots. W. Coxe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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