Term: goiter: abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
Candidate hypernym: attribute: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity → 1
Candidate hypernym: read-only file: (computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change → 0
Candidate hypernym: mithraism: ancient Persian religion; popular among Romans during first three centuries a.d. → 0
Candidate hypernym: retainer: a dental appliance that holds teeth (or a prosthesis) in position after orthodontic treatment → 0
Candidate hypernym: gauntlet: to offer or accept a challenge → 0
Candidate hypernym: aclinic line: an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip → 0
Candidate hypernym: transient: one who stays for only a short time → 0
Candidate hypernym: central nervous system: the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord → 0
Candidate hypernym: humanism: the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural → 0
Candidate hypernym: bilocation: the ability (said of certain Roman Catholic saints) to exist simultaneously in two locations → 0
Candidate hypernym: decrease: a process of becoming smaller or shorter → 0