Meanings
nounmyxedema (countable and uncountable, plural myxedemas)
plural myxedemas · alternative myxoedema · alternative myxœdema
- countableuncountablemedicineA form of cutaneous and dermal edema that is secondary to increased deposition of connective tissue components in subcutaneous tissue.First known use 19th c.
The obvious inference was that myxoedema, goitre and cretinism were due to thyroid failure.
1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 542
Synonyms & antonyms
nounhypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
By surface analysis, myx(o)- + edema.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech myxedém
- myxedémform of edema
Finnish myksedeema, limapöhötauti
- myksedeemaform of edema
- limapöhötautiform of edema
German Myxödem
- Myxödemform of edema
Polish obrzęk śluzowaty
- obrzęk śluzowatyform of edema
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with myxedema
schemalimaprimaeczemapimaedemaemphysemaerythemaoedemaSliematreponemaThelemabimabemaempyematremaantieczemaA teamerblastemaB teamerchromonemadiastemaGǃkúnǁʼhòmdímàprotonema
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
myxedema. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myxedema
MLA
“myxedema.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myxedema. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “myxedema,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myxedema.
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