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Goiter

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-012414

1. Enlargement of the thyroid gland usually caused by lack of iodine in the diet, hyperthyroidism, or thyroid nodules. Symptoms include difficulty in breathing and swallowing.

2. An enlarged thyroid. It may be caused by too little iodine in the diet or by other conditions. Most goiters are not cancer.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-012414
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0); National Cancer Institute Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012414",
  "term": "Goiter",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Enlargement of the thyroid gland usually caused by lack of iodine in the diet, hyperthyroidism, or thyroid nodules. Symptoms include difficulty in breathing and swallowing.\n\n2. An enlarged thyroid. It may be caused by too little iodine in the diet or by other conditions. Most goiters are not cancer.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus",
    "National Cancer Institute Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/goiter/"
}

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