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Cretinism
Cre′tin-ism
(krē′tĭn-ĭz’m)
, Noun.
[F.
crétinisme
.] A condition of endemic or inherited idiocy, accompanied by physical degeneracy and deformity (usually with goiter), frequent in certain mountain valleys, esp. of the Alps.
Definition 2024
cretinism
cretinism
English
Noun
cretinism (countable and uncountable, plural cretinisms)
- (pathology) A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.
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Translations
disease of severely stunted physical and mental growth
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