ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Cretinism', Synonyms of 'Cretinism' & More on 'Cretinism'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

cretinism
    n 1: severe hypothyroidism resulting in physical and mental
         stunting

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cretinism \Cre"tin*ism\ (kr[=e]"t[i^]n*[i^]z'm), n. [F.
   cr['e]tinisme.]
   A condition of endemic or inherited idiocy, accompanied by
   physical degeneracy and deformity (usually with goiter),
   frequent in certain mountain valleys, esp. of the Alps.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Cretinism:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

acromegaly, amentia, arrested development, backwardness, blithering idiocy, choriocarcinoma, diabetes, diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, dwarfism, giantism, half-wittedness, hyperglycemia, hyperparathyroidism, hypo-ovarianism, hypothyroidism, idiocy, idiotism, imbecility, infantilism, insanity, mental defectiveness, mental deficiency, mental handicap, mental retardation, mongolianism, mongolism, mongoloid idiocy, moronism, moronity, panhypopituitarism, pheochromocytoma, profound idiocy, retardation, retardment, sexual precocity, simple-wittedness, simplemindedness, simpleness, simplicity, subnormality, thyrotoxicosis, toxic goiter

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