"On myxedema: A term proposed to be applied to an essential condition in the ‘Cretinoid’ Affection Occasionally Observed in Middle-Aged Women.” In: Medico-Chirurgical Transactions. Volume 61
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, et al, 1878. 8vo. Ord’s paper appears on page 57-78. Engraved plates. Original cloth reinforced with tape. Provenance: Medical Library of the New York State Lunatic Asylum (bookplate on pastedown). FIRST EDITION. “Ord coined the term “myxedema” for the condition noted earlier by Curling and Gull.”.....