Word: goiter
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...stag on a Pamir crag while goiter'd gazelles stand...
Much has been said of the giving of small quantities of iodin regularly to growing children in districts where goiter is frequent, and the accumulated scientific evidence seems to show that the method is efficient. Donald K. Tressler and A. W. Wells of the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries have recently made a study of the amount of iodin contained in various food substances. Iodin is found in all fish and fishery products, mollusks and crustaceans; marine fishes contain more iodin than fresh water fishes. Oysters, clams and lobsters contain 200 times as much iodin as beef steak or milk...
...things to say about its [Hughes' proposal to assist in reparations conference] future course. I do not know how many ladies and gentlemen there are here who play golf. [Laughter.] Just a few, I see. There are two principles which are constantly dinned into the ear of the goiter which I would apply to Mr. Secretary Hughes' proposal now. The first is, follow through. The second is, keep your eye on the ball. It might get lost. You are playing in rough country, full of bankers, part of it a wilderness. There are some who might...
...Emil Theodor Kocher (1841-1917), Swiss, director of surgical clinic, University of Berne, expert in surgery of thyroid and other ductless glands and of exophthalmic goiter...