Goitre Classification & Pathology

Goitre Classification & Pathology

Q. 1 Enlargement of the thyroid is called 

 A

Diabetes

 B

 Goiter

 C

Cretinism

 D

Myxoedema

Q. 1

Enlargement of the thyroid is called 

 A

Diabetes

 B

 Goiter

 C

Cretinism

 D

Myxoedema

Ans. B

Explanation:

  • The diffuse enlargement of the thyroid gland is called goiter.
  • The term goiter (from the Latin guttur = the throat) is used to describe generalized enlargement of the thyroid gland. 
  • A discrete swelling (nodule) in one lobe with no palpable abnormality elsewhere is termed an isolated (or solitary) swelling.


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