| cretinism |
severe hypothyroidism resulting in physical and mental stunting
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| cretinism |
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| cretinism |
A general term for hypothyroidism that occurs in infants.
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| cretinism |
An endemic disease common in Switzerland and other mountainous countries, characterized by goiter, stinted growth, swelled abdomen, wrinkled skin, wan complexion, vacant and stupid countenance, misshapen cranium, idiocy, and comparative insensibility. [Thomas1875] A form of idiocy accompanied by deformity of bodily organs, very frequently associated with goiter or Derbyshire neck. [Wilson1893]
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| cretinism |
A type of mental retardation and bodily malformation caused by severe, uncorrected thyroid deficiency in infancy and early childhood.
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