myxedema
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
By surface analysis, myx(o)- + edema.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːmə
Noun
myxedema (countable and uncountable, plural myxedemas)
- (pathology) A form of cutaneous and dermal edema that is secondary to increased deposition of connective tissue components in subcutaneous tissue.
- 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 542:
- The obvious inference was that myxoedema, goitre and cretinism were due to thyroid failure.
Derived terms
Translations
form of edema
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