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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
myxedema
    n 1: hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips
         and nose as well as mental deterioration [syn: myxedema,
         myxoedema]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Myxoedema \Myx`oe*de"ma\, n. [NL. fr. Gr. ? mucus + oedema.]
   (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.]
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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
   myxoedema.]
   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
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