myxedema
or myx·oe·de·ma
[ mik-si-dee-muh ]
nounPathology.
a condition characterized by thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, and labored speech, associated with hypothyroidism.
Origin of myxedema
1Other words from myxedema
- myx·e·dem·a·tous [mik-si-dem-uh-tuhs, -dee-muh-], /ˌmɪk sɪˈdɛm ə təs, -ˈdi mə-/, adjective
- myx·e·dem·ic [mik-si-dem-ik], /ˌmɪk sɪˈdɛm ɪk/, adjective
- post·myx·e·dem·a·tous, adjective
- post·myx·e·dem·ic, adjective
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How to use myxedema in a sentence
Such doses of thyroid may, of course, have a beneficial action in a limited number of cases of myxedema and cretinism.
If the thyroid gland was at fault we would have either the low mentality commonly spoken of as cretinism, or myxedema.
The Goat-gland Transplantation | Sydney B. FlowerThe sclerotic process in the arteries is due to the lack of thyroid as in cases of myxedema.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: | Louis Marshall Warfield
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