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what is a goitre

what is a goitre
 

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Shilpi Mittal
askIITians Faculty 24 Points
9 years ago
Hello Student,
Goitre is swelling of neck or larynx caused by enlargement of thyroid gland. It generally occurs due to deficiency of iodine and is associated with hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism ie less or excess secretion of thyroxine hormone respectively.

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Shilpi Mittal
Sunil Kumar FP
askIITians Faculty 183 Points
9 years ago
Goitre is an enlarged throid gland
goitre is disease which is caused due to deficiency of iodine.The thyroid gland needs iodine in order to manufacture thyroid hormones, which regulate the body's rate of metabolism.
Also it may occur du to deficeny of selenium.It is advised to eat iodised salt so as to prevent from goitre
Danthoju shiva prasad
39 Points
9 years ago
abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
Raheema Javed
156 Points
9 years ago
A goitre or goiter is a swelling of the neck or larynx resulting from enlargement of the thyroid gland, associated with a thyroid gland that is not functioning properly.

Worldwide, over 90.54% cases of goitre are caused by iodine deficiency.

Worldwide, the most common cause for goitre is iodine deficiency, usually seen in countries that do not use iodized salt. Selenium deficiency is also considered a contributing factor. In countries that use iodized salt, Hashimoto's thyroiditis is the most common cause.

The thyroid gland is in the lower part of the front of the neck. It lies just in front of the windpipe (trachea). It has a right and left lobe which are connected together by a narrow band of thyroid tissue. It is roughly the shape of a butterfly. You cannot usually see or feel a normal thyroid gland. If the thyroid enlarges, it causes a swelling in the neck which you can see - a goitre.258-1664_goitre_1.jpg
BIRADHER SHREYA
38 Points
9 years ago
A goitre or goiter  is a swelling of the neck or larynx resulting from enlargement of the thyroid gland (thyromegaly), associated with a thyroid gland that is not functioning properly. Worldwide, over 90.54% cases of goitre are caused by iodine deficiency.
Saloni Rakholiya
104 Points
9 years ago
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is a swelling of the neck or larynx resulting from enlargement of the thyroid gland (thyromegaly), associated with a thyroid gland that is not functioning properly.

Worldwide, over 90.54% cases of goitre are caused by iodine deficiency.

Adarsh
733 Points
8 years ago
It is a disease caused due to deficiency of iodine in the diet. It results in abnormal enlargement of thyroid gland which causes swelling of neck.
shubham sharda
360 Points
8 years ago
Goiter is an abnormal enlargement of your thyroid gland. Your thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of your neck just below your Adam's apple. Although goiters are usually painless, a large goiter can cause a cough and make it difficult for you to swallow or breathe.
Harshit Panwar
108 Points
6 years ago
Enlargement of
Amarjit
105 Points
6 years ago
Enlargement of the thyroid gland is called goitre. It appears as swelling of the neck portion.It usually occurs to iodine deficiency diets.
Amarjit
105 Points
6 years ago
It is an deficiency disease caused by the deficiency of iodine in our body which appears as swelling of the neck region.
praveen kumar
144 Points
6 years ago
goitore is the diease caused to the neck to the deficiency of the iodinein the body due to this the neck swallows larger and larger.it effects the layrax.
Vivek
70 Points
6 years ago
Goitre is a disease in neck caused by change in amount of iodine in body if we do not take proper diet of iodine we can have problem
Priyansh
98 Points
6 years ago
Goitre refers to the swelling of the thyroid gland due to deficiency pf iodine..................................................
Siddharth Singh
100 Points
6 years ago
Goitre is a deficiency disease which is cauesd by deficiency of iodine.In this disease the neck part swells up and to cure this disease lack of iodine should be overcomed
Varsha Shivanand K
56 Points
6 years ago
Goitre is a disease which is caused due to the deficiency of the mineral iodine. It is a non communicable disease. In this disease the neck glands swell up. The best way to overcome this disease is to have perfect amount of iodised salt.
ASh
62 Points
5 years ago
Goitre is an enlarged throid glandgoitre is disease which is caused due to deficiency of iodine.The thyroid gland needs iodine in order to manufacture thyroid hormones, which regulate the body's rate of metabolism.Also it may occur du to deficeny of selenium.
Gitanjali Rout
184 Points
5 years ago
Goiter is wnlarhed thiroid disorder diseadewhich is caused due to deficiency of iodine also it may occur due to deficiency of selinium
Ludicrous Lunatic
53 Points
5 years ago
Goitre is a disorder caused due to deficiency of Iodine which is very important. It`s symptom is swelled throat.
Sai Soumya
99 Points
5 years ago
Hey dear student ,
goitre is the swelling of the neck resulting from enlargement of the thyroid gland .
Scholr Boy
87 Points
5 years ago
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A goitre or goiter is a swelling of the neck or larynx resulting from enlargement of the thyroid gland, associated with a thyroid gland that is not functioning properly.

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