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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > endocrine diseases > thyroid diseases > goiter > endemic goiter
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > endocrine diseases > thyroid diseases > goiter > endemic goiter
Preferred Term:

bocio endémico

Definition:
Un tipo de trastorno por carencia de yodo que se caracteriza por un agrandamiento de la glándula tiroides en una fracción bastante considerable de un grupo de población. El bocio endémico es común en áreas deficientes de yodo y en zonas montañosas del mundo, donde la dieta contiene insuficiente cantidad de yodo.
Concept Schemes:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt
Términos Genéricos:
bocio
Términos Relacionados:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/148902
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