- myxoedematous
- myxoedeˈmatous or (esp N American) myxedeˈmatous adjective• • •Main Entry: ↑myxoedema
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Myxoedematous — Myxoedema Myx [oe]*de ma, n. [NL. fr. Gr. ? mucus + [oe]dema.] (Med.) A disease producing a peculiar cretinoid appearance of the face, slow speech, and dullness of intellect, and due to failure of the functions of the thyroid gland. [Also spelled … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Richard Asher — Born Richard Alan John Asher 3 April 1912(1912 04 03) Brighton, Sussex [1 … Wikipedia
Энцефалопатия Хашимото — SPECT изображение мозга женщины c аффективным психозом на фоне болезни Хашимото.[1] … Википедия
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myxoedema — myxoedema, myxoedematous chiefly Brit var of MYXEDEMA, MYXEDEMATOUS * * * n. 1. a dry firm waxy swelling of the skin and subcutaneous tissues found in patients with underactive thyroid glands (see hypothyroidism). 2. the clinical syndrome due to… … Medical dictionary
myxoedema — n. 1) a dry firm waxy swelling of the skin and subcutaneous tissues found in patients with underactive thyroid glands (see hypothyroidism). 2) the clinical syndrome due to hypothyroidism in adult life, including coarsening of the skin,… … The new mediacal dictionary
myxoedema — /mɪksəˈdimə/ (say miksuh deemuh) noun a disease characterised by thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, laboured speech, etc., associated with diminished functional activity of the thyroid gland. Also, US, myxedema. {New… …
myxoedema — n. skin disease, marked by swelling and dryness, due to insufficient thyroid secretion. ♦ myxoedemic, ♦ myxoedematoid, ♦ myxoedematous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
