Goitre Classification & Pathology
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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.