HYPOTHYROIDISMS
\hˌa͡ɪpə͡ʊθˈa͡ɪɹɔ͡ɪdˌɪzəmz], \hˌaɪpəʊθˈaɪɹɔɪdˌɪzəmz], \h_ˌaɪ_p_əʊ_θ_ˈaɪ_ɹ_ɔɪ_d_ˌɪ_z_ə_m_z]\
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The clinical syndrome that results from decreased secretion of thyroid hormone from the thyroid gland. It leads to a slowing of metabolic processes and in its most severe form to the accumulation of mucopolysaccharides in the skin, causing a nonpitting edema termed myxedema. Cretinism is the congenital form leading to abnormalities of intellectual and physical development. (Bennett, et al., Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 20th ed)
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