A goiter is an enlargement of which gland?
1. Adrenal gland
2. Anterior pituitary gland
3. Thyroid gland
4. Posterior pituitary gland
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1. A goiter is an enlargement of the thyroid gland.
2. A goiter is an enlargement of the thyroid gland.
3. A goiter is an enlargement of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland produces an oversecretion of the thyroid hormone that causes the gland to become enlarged.
4. A goiter is an enlargement of the thyroid gland.
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