Found 2 items, similar to myxedema.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: myxedema myxedema n : hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration [syn: myxoedema]
English → English (gcide) Definition: myxedema myxedema \myxedema\ n. (Med.) A pathological condition due to severe hyperthyroidism, marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental and physical deterioration. [Also spelled myx[oe]dema.] [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 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 myxedema.]-- Myx`[oe]*dem"a*tous, a., Myx`[oe]*dem"ic, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]