cretinism

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Noun

cretinism

1. (disease) A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.

Synonyms

• congenital iodine deficiency syndrome

Translations

• French: crétinisme
• Russian: кретини́зм
• Spanish: cretinismo

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