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cretinism

noun cretinisms

archaic, countable, uncountable A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones. Cretinism is a form of amentia, which is endemic in certain districts, especially in some of the valleys of Switzerland, Savoy, and France.
Similar: congenital iodine deficiency syndrome

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noun disease of severely stunted physical and mental growth

Español	cretinismo
中文	先天性碘缺乏症候群 xiāntiānxìng diǎn quēfá zhènghòuqún
Português	cretinismo
Français	crétinisme
Deutsch	Kretinismus
Italiano	cretinismo
Ελληνικά	κρετινισμός kretinismós
Română	cretinism
Русский	кретини́зм kretinízm

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@misc{cretinism_2026,
  title = {cretinism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cretinism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}