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myxoedema

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/ 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

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Myxoedema may be hereditary and is most common in women.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

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