cretinism
[ kreet-n-iz-uh m or, esp. British, kret- ]
/ ˈkrit nˌɪz əm or, esp. British, ˈkrɛt- /
noun Pathology.
a congenital disease due to absence or deficiency of normal thyroid secretion, characterized by physical deformity, dwarfism, and mental retardation, and often by goiter.
Words nearby cretinism
cretan, cretan bull, crete, cretic, cretin, cretinism, cretinize, cretonne, cretons, creuse, creutzfeldt-jakob disease
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cretinism
/ (ˈkrɛtɪˌnɪzəm) /
noun
old-fashioned a condition arising from a deficiency of thyroid hormone, present from birth, characterized by dwarfism and mental retardationSee also myxoedema
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Medical definitions for cretinism
cretinism
[ krēt′n-ĭz′əm ]
n.
A congenital condition due to thyroid hormone deficiency during fetal development and marked in childhood by dwarfed stature, mental retardation, dystrophy of the bones, and a low basal metabolism.congenital myxedema cretinoid dysplasia
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