MYXEDEMA

myxedema, myxoedema

(noun) hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration

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Etymology

Noun

myxedema (countable and uncountable, plural myxedemas)

(pathology) A form of cutaneous and dermal edema that is secondary to increased deposition of connective tissue components in subcutaneous tissue. [from 19th c.]

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HISTOLOGICALLY

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