lingual goiter


lin·gual goi·ter

a tumor of thyroid tissue involving the embryonic rudiment at the base of the tongue.

lin·gual goi·ter

(ling'gwăl goy'tĕr) A tumor of thyroid tissue involving the embryonic rudiment at the base of the tongue.

lingual goiter

The abnormal finding of thyroid glandular tissue within the tongue.See also: goiter