myxedema

American  

[mik-si-dee-muh] / ˌmɪk sɪˈdi mə /

Or myxoedema

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

Etymology

Origin of myxedema

First recorded in 1875–80; myx- + edema

Example Sentences

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.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2021

The investigators suggest that this dinitrophenol dose be tried cautiously for myxedema and other phenomena of sub-functioning thyroids.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pernicious anemia, he showed, is a deficiency disease in a category with diabetes and myxedema.

From Time Magazine Archive

The disease is not myxedema because there is no peculiar physiognomy, no spade-like hands nor infiltrated skin, no alteration of the speech, etc.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Extirpation of all but a small section of the swelling may be successfully accomplished by a qualified veterinarian, but if it should be entirely removed, myxedema and death follow.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry