myxedema
noun
myx·ede·ma
ˌmik-sə-ˈdē-mə 
: severe hypothyroidism characterized by firm inelastic edema, dry skin and hair, and loss of mental and physical vigor
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Particularly in situations where people get illnesses such as the flu, people can get an infection and go into the state of myxedema coma, a life-threatening disorder where the mortality rate is extremely high.
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myxedema
noun
myx·ede·ma
variants
or chiefly British myxoedema
: severe hypothyroidism characterized by firm inelastic edema, dry skin and hair, and loss of mental and physical vigor
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