Letter G

Goiter

Enlargement of the thyroid gland.

A goiter is not cancerous.

It is simply a thyroid gland that is bigger than usual.

A goiter can be associated with levels of thyroid hormone that are normal (euthyroid), too high (hyperthyroid) or too low (hypothyroid).

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