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: pathological state: a physical condition that is caused by disease → 1
Candidate hypernym: transmission shaft: rotating shaft that transmits rotary motion from the engine to the differential → 0
Candidate hypernym: deliberate defense: a defense organized before contact is made with the enemy and while time for organization is available; usually includes a fortified zone (with pillboxes) and communication systems → 0
Candidate hypernym: epicanthus: a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome → 0
Candidate hypernym: double fault: (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point → 0
Candidate hypernym: head: (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent → 0
Candidate hypernym: chlorous acid: (HClO2) a strongly oxidizing acid; known only in solution → 0
Candidate hypernym: beaker: a cup (usually without a handle) → 0
Candidate hypernym: japanese umbrella pine: tall evergreen having a symmetrical spreading crown and needles growing in whorls that resemble umbrellas at ends of twigs → 0
Candidate hypernym: achilles tendon: a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf → 0
Candidate hypernym: golden larch: Chinese deciduous conifer resembling a larch with golden yellow leaves → 0