myxedema is a medical term that means
The term myxedema has been applied to several clinical entities and is often used interchangeably with severe hypothyroidism, the common clinical condition in which the thyroid gland produces abnormally low levels of hormones.yxedema coma is a rare consequence of untreated hypothyroidism. International. In areas in which the population ingests sufficient iodine, the most common cause of hypothyroidism is autoimmune thyroid disease and thyroid ablation therapy, with a prevalence of approximately 8% of women aged 50 years or older.