A health disorder that results from the deficiency of thyroxine in adults and characterised by (i) a low metabolic rate, (ii) increase in body weight and (iii) tendency to retain water in tissues is:

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[Solution from source] Myxoedema is the specific adult form of thyroxine deficiency, with low BMR, weight gain and puffy water-retaining tissues. Cretinism is thyroxine deficiency in children, and simple goitre is thyroid enlargement due to iodine shortage. Answer (2).

Q. A health disorder that results from the deficiency of thyroxine in adults and characterised by (i) a low metabolic rate, (ii) increase in body weight and (iii) tendency to retain water in tissues is:

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