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myxoedema
/ ˌmɪksɪˈdɛmətəs; -ˈdiː-; ˌmɪksɪˈdiːmə; ˌmɪksɪˈdɛmɪk /
noun
- a disease resulting from underactivity of the thyroid gland characterized by puffy eyes, face, and hands and mental sluggishness See also cretinism
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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.
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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 anmia, 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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