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myxedema

Or myx·oe·de·ma

[mik-si-dee-muh]

noun

Pathology.
  1. a condition characterized by thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, and labored speech, associated with hypothyroidism.



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Other Word Forms

  • myxedematous adjective
  • myxedemic adjective
  • postmyxedematous adjective
  • postmyxedemic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of myxedema1

First recorded in 1875–80; myx- + edema
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Example Sentences

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Each condition can cause myxedema, the deposition of a mucuslike substance below the surface of the skin that makes the top layers, the epidermis, seem thicker.

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Doctor, with your medical education a course in Osteopathy would teach you that it is not necessary to subject your patients to myxedema by removing the thyroid gland to cure goitre.

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The sclerotic process in the arteries is due to the lack of thyroid as in cases of myxedema.

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It was at a time when thyroid medication for myxedema having proved successful the medical journals were full of reports of other successful phases of organo-therapy.

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Though she had no history of thyroid disease, she was given a diagnosis of myxedema coma, a life-threatening condition caused by extreme hypothyroidism, or low thyroid function.

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