myxedema
or myx·oe·de·ma
[ mik-si-dee-muh ]
/ ˌmɪk sɪˈdi mə /
noun Pathology.
a condition characterized by thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, and labored speech, associated with hypothyroidism.
OTHER WORDS FROM myxedema
myx·e·dem·a·tous [mik-si-dem-uh-tuh s, -dee-muh-] /ˌmɪk sɪˈdɛm ə təs, -ˈdi mə-/, adjective myx·e·dem·ic [mik-si-dem-ik] /ˌmɪk sɪˈdɛm ɪk/, adjective post·myx·e·dem·a·tous, adjective post·myx·e·dem·ic, adjectiveWords nearby myxedema
mytishchi,
myx-,
myxadenoma,
myxameba,
myxasthenia,
myxedema,
myxemia,
myxo,
myxo-,
myxobacteria,
myxochondrofibrosarcoma
Example sentences from the Web for myxedema
If the thyroid gland was at fault we would have either the low mentality commonly spoken of as cretinism, or myxedema.
The Goat-gland Transplantation |Sydney B. FlowerThe sclerotic process in the arteries is due to the lack of thyroid as in cases of myxedema.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: |Louis Marshall WarfieldSuch doses of thyroid may, of course, have a beneficial action in a limited number of cases of myxedema and cretinism.
Medical definitions for myxedema
myxedema
[ mĭk′sĭ-dē′mə ]
n.
A disease caused by decreased activity of the thyroid gland in adults and characterized by dry skin, swellings around the lips and nose, mental deterioration, and a subnormal basal metabolic rate.