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Goiter, Endemic

Medical Definition: Enlargement of the thyroid gland in a significantly large fraction of a population group, generally considered to be due to insufficient iodine in the diet.
Guide Notes: enlarged thyroid in a large population group
Previously Indexed: Goiter (1966-1968)

Goiter, Endemic Medical Definitions and Terms

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