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cretinism

noun

Etymology

From cretin + -ism.

  1. derived from christiānus
  2. borrowed from crétin
  3. formed as cretinism — “cretin + -ism”

Definitions

  1. A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated…

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cretinism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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