cretinism

English

Etymology

From cretin +‎ -ism.

Noun

cretinism (countable and uncountable, plural cretinisms)

1. (medicine) A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.

Related terms

• cretin

Translations

disease of severely stunted physical and mental growth

• Czech: kretenismus (cs) m
• Finnish: kretinismi (fi)
• French: crétinisme (fr) m
• Greek: κρετινισμός (el) m (kretinismós)
• Polish: kretynizm m

• Romanian: cretinism (ro) n
• Russian: кретини́зм (ru) (kretinízm)
• Spanish: cretinismo (es)
• Turkish: kretinizm

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French crétinisme.

Noun

cretinism n (uncountable)

1. cretinism
2. idiocy

Related terms

• cretin