myxedema

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

myxedema
    n 1: hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips
         and nose as well as mental deterioration [syn: {myxedema},
         {myxoedema}]

from 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.]

from 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]

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