cretinism : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cretinism	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for cretinism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cretinism n severe hypothyroidism resulting in physical and mental stunting
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cretinism \Cre"tinism\ (kr[emac]"t[icr]n[icr]z'm), n. [F. cr[82]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.