Category:Myxoedema

Myx`o*de"ma, n. [NL. fr. Gr. mucus + odema.] (Med.)

Defn: 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`o*dem"a*tous (#), a., Myx`o*dem"ic (#), a.