goiter — A chronic enlargement of the thyroid gland, not due to a neoplasm, occurring endemically in certain localities, especially regions where glaciation occurred and the soil is low in iodine, and sporadically elsewhere. SYN: struma (1). [Fr. from L.… … Medical dictionary
iodide goiter — a goiter that occurs in response to high concentrations of exogenous iodides, which inhibits iodide oxidation and incorporation into thyroglobulin (Wolff Chaikoff effect) … Medical dictionary
Iodide — The chemical form to which iodine in the diet is reduced before it is absorbed through the intestinal wall into the bloodstream and carried through the blood to the thyroid gland. * * * 1. The negative ion of iodine, I−. 2. Any salt of hydroiodic … Medical dictionary
iodide peroxidase — io·dide per·ox·i·dase (iґo dīd pər okґsĭ dās) [EC 1.11.1.8] an enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that catalyzes a series of reactions occurring in the synthesis of thyroxine; it catalyzes the oxidation of iodide to iodine,… … Medical dictionary
endemic goiter — goiter that is endemic to a region, usually because the soil and hence the diet has a low iodide content; seen in mountainous areas around the world and various other regions … Medical dictionary
Iodised salt — (AmE: iodized salt ), table salt mixed with a minute amount of potassium iodide, sodium iodide or iodate, is used to help reduce the chance of iodine deficiency in humans. Iodine deficiency commonly leads to thyroid gland problems, specifically… … Wikipedia
David Murray Cowie — pioneered the salt iodation process in the U.S. A professor of pediatrics at the University of Michigan, Cowie was concerned about the widespread problem of goiter in Michigan (nicknamed the goiter belt of America). In the U.S. in the early 20th… … Wikipedia
Hyperthyroidism — Classification and external resources Triiodothyronine (T3, pictured) and thyroxine (T4) are both forms of thyroid hormone. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Salt — This article is about common table salt. For other uses, see Salt (disambiguation). Table salt (NaCl) crystal … Wikipedia
Nevin S. Scrimshaw — Nevin Stewart Scrimshaw Born January 20, 1918 (1918 01 20) (age 93) Milwaukee, Wisconsin Residence New Hampshire … Wikipedia
