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 :

1. A. Cretinism
2. B. Hypothyroidism
3. C. Simple goiter
4. D. Myxoedema

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