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

Marie regards the disease as a systemic dystrophy analogous to myxedema, due to a morbid condition of the pituitary body, just as myxedema is due to disease of the thyroid.

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