Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cretinism"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Cretinism \Cre"tin*ism\ (kr[=e]"t[i^]n*[i^]z'm), n. [F.
cr['e]tinisme.]
A condition of endemic or inherited idiocy, accompanied by
physical degeneracy and deformity (usually with goiter),
frequent in certain mountain valleys, esp. of the Alps.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

cretinism
n : severe hypothyroidism resulting in physical and mental
stunting


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