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Myxedema vs Cretinism - What's the difference?

myxedema | cretinism |

As nouns the difference between myxedema and cretinism

is that myxedema is (pathology) a form of cutaneous and dermal edema that is secondary to increased deposition of connective tissue components in subcutaneous tissue while cretinism is (disease) a condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.

myxedema

English

(wikipedia myxedema)

Alternative forms

* myxoedema *

Noun

  • (pathology) A form of cutaneous and dermal edema that is secondary to increased deposition of connective tissue components in subcutaneous tissue.

    • cretinism

    English

    (wikipedia cretinism)

    Noun

  • (disease) A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.

    • Related terms

    * cretin