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

A

simplegoitre

B

myxoedema

C

cretinism

D

hypothyroidism

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