Biology
Prakash is a resident of hilly region where iodine is deficient in soil and hence in the food grown there. He started developing swelling in the neck. This was due to
- simple goitre
- cretinism
- myxoedema
- exophthalmic goitre
Endocrine System
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simple goitre
Reason — Simple Goitre is caused due to deficiency of thyroxine in food.
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