myxoedema
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A firm enlargement of the surface of the face and upper part of the body occurs in myxoedema.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
It is found, however, that its removal entails myxoedema, a condition closely allied to cretinism.
From The Old Riddle and the Newest Answer by Gerard, John S.J.
There is a much more spectacular disease to be cited, —a relatively infrequent but well-understood condition called myxoedema, which occurs mainly in women and is also due to a deficiency in the thyroid secretion.
From The Foundations of Personality by Myerson, Abraham
In myxoedema there is a swelling or general enlargement, especially of the upper portions of the trunk.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
But from this time on no further work was undertaken until the discovery of the treatment of myxoedema by thyroid extract, and the consequent researches into the physiology of the ductless glands.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
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