myxoedema
US myxedema
/ (ˌmɪksɪˈdiːmə) /
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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Example sentences from the Web for myxoedema
A firm enlargement of the surface of the face and upper part of the body occurs in myxoedema.
The same may be said also of the different forms of cerebral and spinal sclerosis, of pernicious anmia, and of myxoedema.
In myxoedema there is a swelling or general enlargement, especially of the upper portions of the trunk.