MYXEDEMA
\mˈa͡ɪksɪdɪmə], \mˈaɪksɪdɪmə], \m_ˈaɪ_k_s_ɪ_d_ɪ_m_ə]\
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hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration
By Princeton University
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hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A condition characterized by a dry, waxy type of swelling with abnormal deposits of mucin in the skin and other tissues. It is produced by a functional insufficiency of the thyroid gland, resulting in deficiency of thyroid hormone. The skin becomes puffy around the eyes and on the cheeks and the face is dull and expressionless with thickened nose and lips. The congenital form of the disease is CRETINISM.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A chronic disease or assemblage of phenomena occurring in adult life; marked by loss of expression and a subcutaneous infiltration of the face and the surface of the body. There is first an increase of the interstitial mucin and later an hypertrophic fibrosis, or connective tissue thickening. The disease depends on defective secretion of the thyroid gland due to atrophy. M. ultimately leads to grave implication of the nervous system and death, but may be held in check by thyroid medication.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
