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[syn: myxedema, myxoedema]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Myxoedema \Myx`oe*de"ma\, n. [NL. fr. Gr. ? mucus + oedema.]
(Med.)
A disease producing a peculiar cretinoid appearance of the
face, slow speech, and dullness of intellect, and due to
failure of the functions of the thyroid gland. [Also spelled
myxedema.]-- Myx`oe*dem"a*tous, a., Myx`oe*dem"ic, a.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
myxedema \myxedema\ n. (Med.)
A pathological condition due to severe hyperthyroidism,
marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well
as mental and physical deterioration. [Also spelled
myxoedema.]
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
myxoedema
n 1: hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips
and nose as well as mental deterioration [syn: myxedema,
myxoedema]