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myxoedemaenUK
myx·e·de·ma or myx·oe·de·ma M0515900 (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.
myx′e·dem′a·tous (-dĕm′ə-təs, -dē′mə-), myx′e·dem′ic (-dĕm′ĭk) adj.myxoedema (ˌmɪksɪˈdiːmə) or myxedeman (Pathology) a disease resulting from underactivity of the thyroid gland characterized by puffy eyes, face, and hands and mental sluggishness. See also cretinism myxoedemic, myxoedematous ˌmyxeˈdemic, ˌmyxeˈdematous adjmyxedema, myxoedemaa disease resulting from the decreased function of the thyroid, characterized by a slowing down of mental and physical activity and thickening and drying of the skin. — myxedematous, myxedoematous, adj.See also: Disease and IllnessThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  myxoedema - hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deteriorationmyxedemahypothyroidism - an underactive thyroid gland; a glandular disorder resulting from insufficient production of thyroid hormones |
myxoedemaenUK
myxoedema (US), myxedema a disease resulting from underactivity of the thyroid gland characterized by puffy eyes, face, and hands and mental sluggishness myxoedemaenUK
myx·e·de·ma (miks'ĕ-dē'mă) Nonpitting waxy edema of the skin, often most pronounced in the face and shins (pretibial myxedema), owing to subcutaneous deposition of mucoid material in hypothyroidism.
Synonym(s): myxoedema. [myx- + G. oidēma, swelling]myxoedema The general effects of severe underactivity of the thyroid gland (HYPOTHYROIDISM). These include dry, yellow, cold, scaly, thickened and coarse skin, scanty hair, loss of the eyebrows, lethargy, marked slowing of body and mind, absence of menstrual periods, accumulation of mucoid deposits in the body, ANGINA PECTORIS, ANAEMIA and HEART FAILURE. A frank PSYCHOSIS with delusions and hallucinations may occur. Death may result from failure to maintain body temperature. Most of these effects can be prevented or reversed by giving thyroid hormone.myxoedema the condition occurring in adults due to under-secretion of THYROXINE. There is a decrease of METABOLIC RATE, an increase in subcutaneous fat, a coarsening of the skin and mental and physical sluggishness.myx·e·de·ma (miks'ĕ-dē'mă) [MIM*255900] Hypothyroidism with a relatively hard edema of subcutaneous tissue, with increased content of mucins (proteoglycans) in the interstitial fluid; characterized by somnolence, slow mentation, dryness and loss of hair, increased fluid in body cavities such as the pericardial sac, subnormal temperature, hoarseness, muscle weakness, and slow return of a muscle to the neutral position after a tendon jerk.
Synonym(s): myxoedema. [myx- + G. oidēma, swelling]myxoedemaenUK
Related to myxoedema: hypothyroidism, Graves disease, Myxoedema comaSynonyms for myxoedemanoun hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deteriorationSynonymsRelated Words |