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“Goiter” or “Goitre”

Goiter is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while goitre is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 7 prefer “goiter” and 4 prefer “goitre”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country goiter goitre Preference
United States 98 2 “goiter”
United Kingdom 48 52 “goitre”
India 42 58 “goitre”
Philippines 100 0 “goiter”
Canada 76 24 “goiter”
Australia 56 44 “goiter”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 48 52 “goitre”
New Zealand 57 43 “goiter”
Jamaica 48 52 “goitre”
Trinidad & Tobago 54 46 “goiter”
Guyana 100 0 “goiter”
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“goiter”

  • …were successfully used to treat goiters; thyroid extracts were not used…
  • …the mass effect of a goiter (enlarged thyroid gland).
  • …a measure to prevent recurrent goiter.
  • A goiter is rare, although it may…
  • …in a patient with endemic goiter (due to iodine deficiency), who…
  • …help ranging from benign multinodular goiter to thyroid cancer.
  • …lymph nodes, dermoid cysts and goiter.
  • …bradycardia (low heart rate) and goiter.
  • …of primary hypothyroidism and endemic goiter worldwide.
  • …contain iodine, which led to goiter problems before the 20th century.

“goitre”

  • …thyroidectomy for benign bilateral multinodular goitre in an endemic region
  • …prone to contracting the disease Goitre.
  • In 1972 Roberto Goitre printed one of the most…
  • …Note sur vingt-deux opérations de goitre.
  • Goitre Tower Anthracite Ltd
  • …thyroid hormones and the IDD goitre.
  • …Tuqu Aymara quli tousled, tuqu goitre -n a suffix, also spelled…
  • …condition is called endemic colloid goitre; see goitre).
  • …payouts to buy shares in Goitre Tower Anthracite Ltd, the vehicle…
  • …the disease known as simple goitre.

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