Goitres

/ˈɡwɑːtərz/ noun

Definition

British and Commonwealth plural of goitre; multiple cases of thyroid enlargement.

Etymology

Plural form of the British spelling goitre, formed by adding the standard plural suffix -s.

Kelly Says

Medical plurals in British English keep their spelling conventions, so you'd see 'goitres' and 'metres' and 'centres' maintaining that -re ending even in their plural forms. It's a small linguistic consistency that persists even in scientific language.

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