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cretinism
[ kreet-n-iz-uhm or, especially British, kret- ]
/ ˈkrit nˌɪz əm or, especially British, ˈkrɛt- /
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noun Pathology.
(no longer in technical use) a congenital disease due to absence or deficiency of normal thyroid secretion, characterized by physical deformity, dwarfism, and intellectual disability, and often by goiter: This condition is now diagnosed as congenital hypothyroidism or congenital iodine deficiency.
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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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