myxedema en · NOUN
Etymology
By surface analysis, myx(o)- + edema.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A form of cutaneous and dermal edema that is secondary to increased deposition of connective tissue components in subcutaneous tissue.
The obvious inference was that myxoedema, goitre and cretinism were due to thyroid failure.
1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 542:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| myxœdema | alternative | lexicographic | |
| myxoedema | alternative | lexicographic | |
| myxedemas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
myxedemic · myxedematous · scleromyxedema
Translations (5)
fi limapöhötauti (form of edema) · de Myxödem (form of edema) · pl obrzęk śluzowaty (form of edema) · fi myksedeema (form of edema) · cs myxedém (form of edema)