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cretinisms

cretinisms is the plural of cretinism.

Meaning of cretinism

Noun

cretinism (countable and uncountable, plural cretinisms)

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

Questions about cretinisms

What is cretinisms the plural of?
Cretinisms is the plural of cretinism.

Words near cretinisms in the dictionary

  1. cretinise
  2. cretinised
  3. cretinises
  4. cretinising
  5. cretinism
  6. cretinisms
  7. cretinistic
  8. cretinization
  9. cretinize
  10. cretinized
  11. cretinizes

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