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 in that year Dr George Murray published his discovery of the effect of hypodermic injections of thyroid gland extract in cases of myxoedema.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

Three forms exist, myxoedema proper, cretinism and operative myxoedcma.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

In myxoedema there is a swelling or general enlargement, especially of the upper portions of the trunk.

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

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