Complete Definition of "cretinism"

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Etymology
From term|cretin + term|-ism.

Noun
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  1. disease A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.

Related terms
cretin

Translations
trans-top|a disase of severely stunted physical and mental growth
Finnish: kretinismi
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Category:English nouns ending in -ism
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