| hypothyroid infantilism | <endocrinology, paediatrics> Stunted body growth and mental development appearing in the first years of life resulting the inappropriate development of the thymus gland or inadequate maternal intake of iodine during gestation. (11 Jan 1998) |
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| static infantilism | A condition observed in young children resembling spastic spinal paralysis; it is marked by hypotonia of the muscles of the trunk and hypertonia of the muscles of the extremities. (05 Mar 2000) |
| idiopathic infantilism | Dwarfism generally associated with hypogonadism; may be caused by deficient secretion of anterior pituitary hormones. Synonym: Lorain's disease, proportionate infantilism, universal infantilism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dysthyroidal infantilism | Stunted body growth and mental development appearing in the first years of life resulting the inappropriate development of the thymus gland or inadequate maternal intake of iodine during gestation. (27 Sep 1997) |
| infantilism | 1. A state marked by slow development of mind and body. Synonym: infantile dwarfism. 2. Childishness, as characterised by a temper tantrum of an adolescent or adult. 3. Underdevelopment of the sexual organs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tubal infantilism | A term descriptive of a corkscrew-like fallopian tube as seen in foetal life. (05 Mar 2000) |
| universal infantilism | Dwarfism generally associated with hypogonadism; may be caused by deficient secretion of anterior pituitary hormones. Synonym: Lorain's disease, proportionate infantilism, universal infantilism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lorain-Levi infantilism | Short stature due to underpreformance of the pituitary gland (specifically of the anterior pituitary). (12 Dec 1998) |