bócio

See also: bocio

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin bocium, bocia.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.si.u/ [ˈbɔ.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈbɔ.sju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.si.o/ [ˈbɔ.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˈbɔ.sjo/

  • Hyphenation: bó‧ci‧o

Noun

bócio m (plural bócios)

  1. (pathology) goitre (enlargement of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland)
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