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Definition of: cretinism
(krē′tən·iz′əm) noun Pathol.
A disease associated with prenatal thyroid deficiency and subsequent thyroid inactivity, marked by physical deformities, arrested development, goiter, and various forms of mental retardation, including imbecility: also called hypothyroidism.
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