cretinism

English

Etymology

From cretin +‎ -ism.

Noun

cretinism (countable and uncountable, plural cretinisms)

  1. (medicine, archaic) A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.
    • 1922, W. G. Aitchison Robertson, Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology‎[1], 9th edition, page 69:
      Cretinism is a form of amentia, which is endemic in certain districts, especially in some of the valleys of Switzerland, Savoy, and France.

Synonyms

  • congenital iodine deficiency syndrome

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French crétinisme. By surface analysis, cretin +‎ -ism.

Noun

cretinism n (uncountable)

  1. cretinism
  2. idiocy
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