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.]