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Meaning of "myxedema" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MYXEDEMA

myxedema  [ˌmɪksɪˈdiːmə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MYXEDEMA

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Myxedema is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MYXEDEMA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Myxedema

Myxedema is a term used synonymously with severe hypothyroidism. It is also to describe a dermatological change that can occur in hypothyroidism, and some forms of hyperthyroidism. This article discusses the dermatological changes. In this context, myxoedema refers to mucopolysaccharides deposition in the dermis. This results in swelling of the affected area. One manifestation of myxoedema occurring in the lower limb is pretibial myxedema, a hallmark of Graves disease. Myxoedema can occur in Hashimoto's thyroiditis and other long-standing forms of hypothyroidism, as well as Graves disease, an autoimmune form of hyperthyroidism. The word myxoedema originates from μύξα, taken from ancient Greek to convey 'mucus' or 'slimy substance' and ὁίδημα for swelling.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MYXEDEMA


beamer
ˈbiːmə
bima
ˈbiːmə
creamer
ˈkriːmə
dreamer
ˈdriːmə
edema
ɪˈdiːmə
emblema
ɛmˈbliːmə
femur
ˈfiːmə
Fukushima
ˌfuːkuːˈʃiːmə
Hiroshima
ˌhɪrɒˈʃiːmə
Lima
ˈliːmə
myxoedema
ˌmɪksɪˈdiːmə
oedema
ɪˈdiːmə
pima
ˈpiːmə
Redeemer
rɪˈdiːmə
rima
ˈriːmə
schema
ˈskiːmə
steamer
ˈstiːmə
streamer
ˈstriːmə
Tema
ˈtiːmə
thema
ˈθiːmə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MYXEDEMA

mytiloid
myxamoeba
myxamoebae
myxedematous
myxedemic
myxo
myxocyte
myxoedema
myxoedematous
myxoedemic
myxoid
myxoma
myxomata
myxomatoses
myxomatosis
myxomatous
myxomycete
myxomycetous
myxoviral
myxovirus

WORDS THAT END LIKE MYXEDEMA

Alma-Tadema
anathema
barium enema
bema
cinema
diastema
eczema
emphysema
empyema
enema
erythema
exanthema
Hobbema
protonema
pulmonary emphysema
seriema
Shema
the cinema
treponema
ulema

Synonyms and antonyms of myxedema in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «myxedema» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MYXEDEMA

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Translator English - Chinese

粘液性水肿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mixedema
570 millions of speakers

English

myxedema
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

myxedema
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوذمة المخاطية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

микседема
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mixedema
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

myxedema
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

myxedema
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Myxedema
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Myxödem
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

粘液水腫
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

점액 수종
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Myxedema
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

myxedema
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வீக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मायक्सेडामा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

miksödem
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mixedema
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obrzęk śluzowaty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

микседема
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mixedem
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

myxedema
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

myxedema
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

myxedema
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

myxedema
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of myxedema

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MYXEDEMA»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MYXEDEMA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about myxedema

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MYXEDEMA»

Discover the use of myxedema in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to myxedema and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Harwood-Nuss' Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine
Myxedema coma represents an exaggerated form of hypothyroidism associated with a precipitating event. The name is misleading, because patients may not present with myxedema, a dry nonpitting edema caused by the accumulation of ...
Allan B. Wolfson, Gregory W. Hendey, Louis J. Ling, 2009
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Nursing Care Plans & Documentation: Nursing Diagnoses and ...
Prolonged hypothyroidism leads to amenorrhea, anovulation, and infertility, resulting from effects of myxedema on luteinizing hormone. g. Hyperkeratosis, an overgrowth of the horny layer of the epidermis, occurs with subsequent decrease in ...
Lynda Juall Carpenito-Moyet, 2009
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Dermatology
The causes of thyroid problems, the laboratory evaluation and the therapy are briefly mentioned there or can be sought in internal medicine texts. Hypothyroidism Diffuse Myxedema (ORD 1878) Synonyms. Myxedema, true myxedema Etiology ...
Otto Braun-Falco, 2000
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Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine
Myxedema coma is a syndrome that occurs in advanced untreated hypothyroidism [1-5]. It is defined by a group of characteristic clinical features and not by laboratory evidence of severe hypothyroidism (Table 104-1). Myxedema coma is ...
Richard S. Irwin, James M. Rippe, 2008
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Hospital Medicine
Myxedema coma is a rare syndrome that represents the extreme expression of severe hypothyroidism. The syndrome most often is seen in hospitalized, elderly women with longstanding hypothyroidism, and the classic features of that disease ...
Robert M. Wachter, Lee Goldman (MD.), Harry Hollander, 2005
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Principles and Practice of Endocrinology and Metabolism
SKIN AND CUTANEOUS APPENDAGES In myxedema, the epidermis demonstrates an atrophied cellular layer with hyperkeratosis of traumatized areas. The dermis is infiltrated with mucopolysaccharides, hyaluronic acid, and chondroitin ...
Kenneth L. Becker, 2001
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Werner & Ingbar's The Thyroid: A Fundamental and Clinical Text
Report of a committee of the Clinical Society of London to investigate the subject of myxedema. Trans Clin Soc (Lond) (suppl) 1888:21. 2. LeMarquand HS, Hausmann W, Hemstead EH. Myxedema as a cause of death. BMJ 1953;1:704– 706.
Lewis E. Braverman, David Cooper, 2012
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Neurology and General Medicine
Occasionally, a life-threatening en- cephalopathy known as myxedema coma develops in patients with chronic, untreated hypothyroidism. Myxedema coma may result from a variety of precipitating factors causing decompensation of the ...
Michael Jeffrey Aminoff, 2008
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Merritt's Neurology
Juvenile myxedema is similar to cretinism, with variations that depend on age at onset of thyroid deficiency. The severity of physical and mental retardation is usually less than in infantile myxedema. Precocious puberty also occurs in juvenile ...
Lewis P. Rowland, Timothy A. Pedley, 2010
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Practice of Medicine
This form of myxedema is more frequently seen in association with exophthalmic goiter and endemic goiter. Myxedema never precedes, occasionally accompanies, but most frequently follows exophthalmic goiter. Most interesting are those ...
Frederick Tice, 1921

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MYXEDEMA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term myxedema is used in the context of the following news items.
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Swollen feet
This is found in conditions like lymphedema and myxedema. WHAT CAUSES SWOLLEN FEET? 1. Immobility and standing for long periods of ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
2
Endocrinology Expert Appointed to Editorial Board for Diabetes Care
Garg presented five additional posters, and one of her case reports, “Acute Flare of Pretibial Myxedema After Radioactive Iodine Ablation in ... «UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences News, Jul 15»
3
VA Issues Proposed Rule on Schedule for Rating Disabilities
Severe hypothyroidism is characterized by myxedema (coma or crisis), a life-threatening form of hypothyroidism found predominantly in ... «Targeted News Service, Jul 15»
4
Court Report - June 2015 #3
... to manufacture a generic version of Fresenius' Levothyroxine Sodium (levothyroxine sodium for injection, used to treat myxedema coma). «JD Supra, Jun 15»
5
This is How You Kill a Thyroid Patient
Wait long enough, and she might even go into a myxedema coma, or even die. Or a woman complains that she has a feeling of a "lump in her ... «About - News & Issues, Apr 15»
6
Exercise prevents edema
With severe hypothyroidism, patients can experience myxedema whose characteristic is that the swollen skin remains swollen even after ... «Korea Times, Mar 15»
7
Thyroid Disorders – Homeocare International Treatment
It can also result in hair fall, constipation, and intolerance to cold, depression and mood swings. Myxedema is a severe type of hypothyroidism, ... «The Hans India, Mar 15»
8
Tronetti: A close call with thyroid condition
And I knew. "Myxedema," I said out loud. "Severe hypothyroidism. We have to get into the hospital now before he slips into a myxedema coma.". «Florida Today, Feb 15»
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Two examples of hypothyroid disorders are myxedema and cretinism. [url=http://fastedmedrxfor.com/#kbwzbmq]Accutane[/url] Once the ... «Wondering Sound, Feb 15»
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When fatigue refuses to fade
... that can lead to heart disease. A life-threatening condition called myxedema coma can develop if severe hypothyroidism is left untreated," warns Dr Alka Jha. «India Today, Jan 15»

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