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A goiter grows in size due to an imbalance in thyroid hormone production, which can be caused by iodine deficiency, autoimmune disorders, or other factors affecting the thyroid gland.

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What is a goiter and what causes it, and what heals it?

Goiter- cause, cure and reason it appeared


What is disadvantage of iodine?

because it causes goiter


How does goiter effect the body?

Goiter is cause by a lack of Iodine in the body. It causes the thyroid to become enlarged.


What hormone causes goiters?

Goiter is an enlargement of the thyroid gland, located in the neck. Simple goiter is caused by too little iodine which is available in the hormone thyroxine. Toxic goiter, on the other hand, is caused by exactly the opposite condition, overproduction of thyroxine. Oddly enough, both can often be treated by the administration of iodine in one form or another.


What mineral deficiency causes goiter?

iodine


Why does neck increase in goiter?

Goiter is a swelling in the thyroid gland which is situated in the neck and often causes additional swelling of the neck.


Can the thyroid gland swell?

A deficiency that causes the thyroid gland to swell is iodine deficiency. This is also believed to be the main cause of goiter.


What causes a simple goiter and is it heredity?

A low dietary intake of iodine.


How organs grow?

Organisms grow by cell division or mitosis which causes increase in number of cells , and then by increase in size of cell .


What is a disease that enlarges thyroid glands or goiter and causes bulging eyeballs?

Graves disease, hyperthyroidism


What is a goiter. What happens when you get a goiter?

Goiter is the enlargement of the thyroid gland.


What is the disease goitre?

A Goiter is a a swelling or enlargement of the Thyroid Gland.A goiter is a growth on the body that can be either cancerous or benign. Goiters form due to a strong concentration of cells under the skin.