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"Cretinism" Definition

noun

A congenital condition caused by a deficiency of thyroid hormone during prenatal development and characterized in childhood by dwarfed stature, mental retardation, dystrophy of the bones, and a low basal metabolism. Also called congenital myxedema.
A usually congenital abnormal condition marked by physical stunting and mental retardation and caused by severe hypothyroidism.

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