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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cretinism n : severe hypothyroidism resulting in physical and mental stunting
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