ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GOITRE
From French goitre, from Old French goitron, ultimately from Latin guttur throat.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOITRE»
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goitre in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Graves' Disease with and Without Exophthalmic
Goitre
histories of those with, and those without goitre. I include here only those who
have been my own patients throughout, and not those who were seen in
consultation, with one exception among the cases with goitre, and one among
those ...
William Hanna Thomson, 1904
2
Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
8.4.1 Incidence 8.4.4 Diagnosis Perhaps the most common of all the disorders of
the thyroid gland is multinodular goitre. Even in non-oedemic regions it is
clinically detected in about 4% of all adults beyond the age of 30. The disease is
much ...
Matti Anniko, Manuel Bernal-Sprekelsen, Victor Bonkowsky, 2010
3
Endemic
Goitre Or Thyreocele: Being the Thesis for the ...
Being the Thesis for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine of the University of Durham
for which the Gold Medal of the Year 1884 was Awarded Together with
Subsequently-added Footnotes and Appendix William Robinson, William
Robinson ...
William Robinson, William Robinson (M.D.), 1885
4
Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes: An Illustrated Colour Text
Definition A goitre is an enlarged thyroid gland (the term is derived from the
Greek word for a shield). The anatomy is discussed on p. 4. Aetiology Goitre can
be caused in a number of ways: □ nodular goitre □ Graves' disease □
Hashimoto's ...
Shern L. Chew, David Leslie, R. D. G. Leslie, 2006
5
Fundamentals of Surgical Practice
Physiological goitre is usually a minimal diffuse swelling occurring at puberty, in
pregnancy or at the menopause and reverses totally. Colloid goitre can result in a
very large goitre and may require cosmetic surgery. Numerous syndromes may ...
Andrew N. Kingsnorth, Aljafri A. Majid, 2006
6
Encyclopedia of Imaging
The presence of a palpable goitre excludes the diagnosis of thyroid dysgenesis,
and indicates that the CH is likely to be transient or due to abnormal hormone
synthesis resulting in excessive stimulation of the thyroid gland by raised levels
of ...
7
Core Topics in Endocrinology in Anaesthesia and Critical Care
George M. Hall, Jennifer M. Hunter, Mark S. Cooper. 23 24 25 26 Parathyroid
disease Philip R. Michael, Jane K. Fig. 2.9 Patient with a large goitre. Fig. 2.10
Specimen from patient in Figure 2.9 weighing 700 g. likely to kink during surgical
...
George M. Hall, Jennifer M. Hunter, Mark S. Cooper, 2010
8
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
According to the etiology: Primordial goitre, sporadic goitre, endemic goitre,
epidemic goitre, con enital goitre, menstrual goitre, pregnancy goitre, old age
goitre, metastatic goitre. According to the symptoms: Goitre voice, cystic goitre,
pulsating ...
9
Thyroid Disease in Adults
Even in countries without iodine deficiency, goitre is a very common condition.
One study in Northeast England revealed that nodular thyroid changes could be
demonstrated in 0.8% of adult men and in 5.3% of adult women. The majority of ...
Ernst Nyström, Gertrud E. B. Berg, Svante K.G. Jansson, 2010
10
Orthopathy, Teaching New Science of Health and Natural Healing
Goitre is an enlargement of the thyroid gland. This is a small glard divided into
two sections and held together by a narrow fibrous band. One part of it lies on
each side of the "wind pipe" (trachea) and just below the "Adam's apple" (larynx).
Shelton, Clements, Shelton, 1996
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOITRE»
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Nomads of Dolpo
This has helped in reducing the previously high incidence of goitre, which was endemic in Nepal until the early 1980s, and which was often ... «National Geographic, Jul 15»
Rude health... summer scares
Not to be outdone, a Dr JW Ballantyne added goitre, dilated heart, dementia, and hysterical seizures to the list of catastrophes waiting around ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
Anaemia high as TN wary of salt with iron content
... variety of 'Amma salt', officials are struggling to promote it despite its proven health benefits including prevention of anaemia and goitre. «Times of India, Jul 15»
Anaemia high as TN wary of salt with iron content | Chennai NYOOOZ
... officials are struggling to promote it despite its proven health benefits including prevention of anaemia and goitre. Senior officials in the Tamil ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
Inapt water purifiers can be reservoirs of ailments | Visakhapatnam …
... cholecystitis (inflammation of the gall bladder), osteoporosis, goitre and nephritis are becoming quite common in many urban households. «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
To sleep, perchance
Other factors which can lead to this condition include certain illnesses, like an enlarged goitre and large tonsils. Nasal congestion and ... «Times of Malta, Jun 15»
Fluoride, arsenic and iodine in China's drinking water poisons 50 …
Excessive iodine intake due to poor drinking water had put 30 million people at risk of goitre, a figure little changed from a decade ago, when ... «South China Morning Post, Jun 15»
Hyperthyroidism in cats
It is very similar to the hyperthyroidism in humans which causes goitre. In rare cases, the cause of hyperthyroidism is a malignant growth on the ... «Times of Malta, Jun 15»
PHFI launches certificate course in Management of Thyroid Disorders
... thyroid disorder in the North Eastern parts, primarily due to the prevalence of iodine deficiency and goitre disorders in the Himalayan regions. «Financial Express, Jun 15»
First of its Kind Certificate Course in Management of Thyroid …
... thyroid disorder in the North Eastern parts, primarily due to the prevalence of iodine deficiency and goitre disorders in the Himalayan regions. «Business Wire India, Jun 15»
