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

Derived Forms

• myxoedemic, adjective

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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But in that year Dr George Murray published his discovery of the effect of hypodermic injections of thyroid gland extract in cases of myxoedema.

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