myxoedema

British  

/ ˌmɪksɪˈdɛmətəs, -ˈdiː-, ˌmɪksɪˈdiːmə, ˌmɪksɪˈdɛmɪk /

noun

1. a disease resulting from underactivity of the thyroid gland characterized by puffy eyes, face, and hands and mental sluggishness See also cretinism

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Other Word Forms

• myxoedemic adjective

Example Sentences

But from this time on no further work was undertaken until the discovery of the treatment of myxoedema by thyroid extract, and the consequent researches into the physiology of the ductless glands.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

In the early days an operator would occasionally remove too, much gland and then the symptoms, of myxoedema would occur.

From The Foundations of Personality by Myerson, Abraham

A firm enlargement of the surface of the face and upper part of the body occurs in myxoedema.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

It is found, however, that its removal entails myxoedema, a condition closely allied to cretinism.

From The Old Riddle and the Newest Answer by Gerard, John S.J.

There is a much more spectacular disease to be cited, —a relatively infrequent but well-understood condition called myxoedema, which occurs mainly in women and is also due to a deficiency in the thyroid secretion.

From The Foundations of Personality by Myerson, Abraham