Myxedema

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • 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.
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  • n. A form of cutaneous and dermal edema that is secondary to increased deposition of connective tissue components in subcutaneous tissue.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A pathological condition due to severe hyperthyroidism, marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental and physical deterioration.
  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A disease having the following characters:
  • n. It has been found that this affection is usually entirely amenable to treatment by extracts and other preparations made from the thyroid gland (throat-sweetbread) of the sheep. The same treatment is often of great value in cretinism, which is regarded as a congenital form of myxedema. The use of preparations of the thyroid gland to supply a deficiency of the secretion of this gland, which is the underlying defect in myxedema and cretinism, affords one of the most brilliant examples of successful organotherapy.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hypothyroidism   
    Cross Reference
    congenital myxedema   
     
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