"cretinism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cretinisms [plural]
Etymology: 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), cretinism [neuter] (Romanian), кретини́зм (kretinízm) (Russian), cretinismo (Spanish), kretinizm (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-cretinism-en-noun-8obFS688 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Inflected forms

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