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

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.

From Quacks and Grafters by Unknown

A condition akin to myxedema occurs after operative removal of the thyroid gland.

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