cre·tin·ism | \ ˈkrē-tᵊn-ˌi-zəm 
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\Definition of cretinism
: a usually congenital condition marked by physical stunting and intellectual disability and caused by severe hypothyroidism
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cretinism
nouncre·tin·ism | \ -ᵊn-ˌiz-əm \
\Medical Definition of cretinism
: a usually congenital condition marked by physical stunting and intellectual disability and caused by severe thyroid deficiency
— called also infantile myxedema
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The first known use of cretinism was in 1791
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