"cretinism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cretinisms [plural]
Etymology: From cretin + -ism. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cretin|-ism}} cretin + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cretinism (countable and uncountable, plural cretinisms)
  1. (pathology) A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Diseases Synonyms: congenital iodine deficiency syndrome Related terms: hypothyroidism Translations (disease of severely stunted physical and mental growth): 先天性碘缺乏症候群 (xiāntiānxìng diǎn quēfá zhènghòuqún) (Chinese Mandarin), kretenismus [masculine] (Czech), kretinismi (Finnish), crétinisme [masculine] (French), Kretinismus [masculine] (German), κρετινισμός (kretinismós) [masculine] (Greek), kretynizm [masculine] (Polish), cretinismo [masculine] (Portuguese), cretinism [neuter] (Romanian), кретини́зм (kretinízm) (Russian), cretinismo (Spanish), kretinizm (Turkish)

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