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MYXOEDEMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does myxoedema mean?
• MYXOEDEMA (noun)
The noun MYXOEDEMA has 1 sense:
1. hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration
Familiarity information: MYXOEDEMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
myxedema; myxoedema
Hypernyms ("myxoedema" is a kind of...):
hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid gland; a glandular disorder resulting from insufficient production of thyroid hormones)
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