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endemic goiter

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endemic goiter [en′dem·ik ′gȯid·ər]
(medicine)
Goiter peculiar to areas that are iodine-poor in food, water, or soil.


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Among many others, the NRC Report cites human studies that show the following: * fluoride concentrations in thyroids exceeding that found in other soft tissues except kidney; * an association between endemic goiter and fluoride exposure or enamel fluorosis in human populations; and * an adverse effect by fluoride on thyroid and parathyroid hormones, which affect bone health.
Endemic goiter is caused by iodine deficiency as well as other multiple factors resulting in variations in the prevalence observed between areas, where iodine intake is scarcely below normal.
During the worldwide campaign to eliminate endemic goiter and associated cretinism, Stanbury et al.
 
 
 
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