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A goitre or goiter (Latin: struma), also called a bronchocele, is a swelling in the neck (just below Adam's apple or larynx). It happens when the thyroid gland gets larger (usually because the body is not getting enough iodine). Goitre and associated deaf-muteism was widespread in Switzerland until the 1920s, when iodised salt was introduced.[1]
- ↑ Goodman, Jonah (2023-11-30). "A National Evil". London Review of Books. Vol. 45, no. 23. ISSN 0260-9592. Retrieved 2023-11-28.