A goitre is an enlarged thyroid gland. A goitre can mean that all the thyroid gland is swollen or enlarged, or one or more swellings or lumps develop in a part or parts of the thyroid gland.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/hormones/overactive-thyroid-gland-hyperthyroidism/goitre-thyroid-swelling