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myxoedema

/ ˌmɪksɪˈdɛmətəs; -ˈdiː-; ˌmɪksɪˈdiːmə; ˌmɪksɪˈdɛmɪk /

noun

  1. a disease resulting from underactivity of the thyroid gland characterized by puffy eyes, face, and hands and mental sluggishness See also cretinism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • myxoedemic, adjective
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Example Sentences

A firm enlargement of the surface of the face and upper part of the body occurs in myxoedema.

In myxoedema there is a swelling or general enlargement, especially of the upper portions of the trunk.

The same may be said also of the different forms of cerebral and spinal sclerosis, of pernicious anmia, and of myxoedema.

It is found, however, that its removal entails myxoedema, a condition closely allied to cretinism.

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