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Descriptor English: Goiter, Nodular
Descriptor Spanish: Bocio Nodular
Descriptor bocio nodular
Scope note: Glándula tiroides aumentada de tamaño que contiene nódulos circunscritos en su seno. (Dorland, 28a ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Bócio Nodular
Descriptor French: Goitre nodulaire
Entry term(s): Goiters, Nodular
Nodular Goiter
Nodular Goiters
Tree number(s): C19.874.283.501
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006044
Scope note: An enlarged THYROID GLAND containing multiple nodules (THYROID NODULE), usually resulting from recurrent thyroid HYPERPLASIA and involution over many years to produce the irregular enlargement. Multinodular goiters may be nontoxic or may induce THYROTOXICOSIS.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Goiter (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 73
History Note: 73(71)
DeCS ID: 6191
Unique ID: D006044
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Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2005/06/30
Goiter, Nodular - Preferred
Concept UI M0009518
Scope note An enlarged THYROID GLAND containing multiple nodules (THYROID NODULE), usually resulting from recurrent thyroid HYPERPLASIA and involution over many years to produce the irregular enlargement. Multinodular goiters may be nontoxic or may induce THYROTOXICOSIS.
Preferred term Goiter, Nodular
Entry term(s) Goiters, Nodular
Nodular Goiter
Nodular Goiters



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