Definition of Myxoedematous. Meaning of Myxoedematous. Synonyms of Myxoedematous

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Definition of Myxoedematous

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. -- Myx`[oe]*dem"a*tous, a., Myx`[oe]*dem"ic, a.

Meaning of Myxoedematous from wikipedia

- condition that exists only because it has a name. Asher's 1949 paper "Myxoedematous Madness" alerted a generation of physicians to the interaction between...
- replacement therapy” Hashimoto's encephalopathy Asher, R. (1949). "Myxoedematous Madness". The British Medical Journal. 2 (4627): 555–562. doi:10.1136/bmj...
- deficiency syndrome—and colleagues suggested that LB1 and LB6 suffered from myxoedematous (ME) congenital iodine deficiency syndrome resulting from congenital...
- Wang ZH. and You, CY., 1988, A Comparative Study of Neurological and Myxoedematous Cretinism in Western China, J. Clin. Endocrinol Metabolism 67:6 1262...