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CRETINISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cretinism mean?
• CRETINISM (noun)
The noun CRETINISM has 1 sense:
1. severe hypothyroidism resulting in physical and mental stunting
Familiarity information: CRETINISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Severe hypothyroidism resulting in physical and mental stunting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("cretinism" is a kind of...):
hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid gland; a glandular disorder resulting from insufficient production of thyroid hormones)
Derivation:
cretinous (afflicted with cretinism)
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