myxoedema
US myxedema
/ (ˌmɪksɪˈdiːmə) /
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noun
a disease resulting from underactivity of the thyroid gland characterized by puffy eyes, face, and hands and mental sluggishnessSee also cretinism
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Derived forms of myxoedema
myxoedemic (ˌmɪksɪˈdɛmɪk), myxoedematous (ˌmɪksɪˈdɛmətəs, -ˈdiː-), US myxedemic or myxedematous, adjectiveWords nearby myxoedema
myxo-, myxobacteria, myxochondrofibrosarcoma, myxochondroma, myxocyte, myxoedema, myxofibroma, myxofibrosarcoma, myxoid, myxoid cyst, myxolipoma
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How to use myxoedema in a sentence
A firm enlargement of the surface of the face and upper part of the body occurs in myxoedema.
In myxoedema there is a swelling or general enlargement, especially of the upper portions of the trunk.
The same may be said also of the different forms of cerebral and spinal sclerosis, of pernicious anmia, and of myxoedema.
It is found, however, that its removal entails myxoedema, a condition closely allied to cretinism.
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