Cretinism

[kretinizm]

Definition

(noun.) severe hypothyroidism resulting in physical and mental stunting.

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Definition

(n.) 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.

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Definition

n. a state of defective mental development associated with bodily deformity or arrested growth occurring esp. in connection with enlargement of the thyroid gland or goitre in the lower Alpine valleys.—n. Crē′tin one affected with cretinism.—adjs. Crē′tinous Crē′tinised.

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