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myxedema
(redirected from pretibial myxedema)

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myx·e·de·ma or myx·oe·de·ma  (mks-dm)
n.
A disease caused by decreased activity of the thyroid gland in adults and characterized by dry skin, swellings around the lips and nose, mental deterioration, and a subnormal basal metabolic rate.
myxe·dema·tous (-dm-ts, -dm-), myxe·demic (-dmk) adj.
myxedema, myxoedema
a disease resulting from the decreased function of the thyroid, characterized by a slowing down of mental and physical activity and thickening and drying of the skin. — myxedematous, myxedoematous, adj.
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Noun1.myxedema - hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deteriorationmyxedema - hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration
myxoedema
hypothyroidism - an underactive thyroid gland; a glandular disorder resulting from insufficient production of thyroid hormones
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Pretibial myxedema (lumpy, reddish-colored thickening of the skin, usually on the shins) 9.
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Although many patients with Graves'' disease have redness andSkin disease Rarely, patients with Graves'' disease develop a lumpy reddish thickening of the skin in front of the shins known as pretibial myxedema.
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