Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun myxedema

1 sense of myxedema

Sense 1
myxedema, myxoedema -- (hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration)
       => hypothyroidism -- (an underactive thyroid gland; a glandular disorder resulting from insufficient production of thyroid hormones)