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单词 cretinism
释义

cretinism

noun

cre·​tin·​ism ˈkrē-tᵊn-ˌi-zəm How to pronounce cretinism (audio)
: a usually congenital condition marked by physical stunting and intellectual disability and caused by severe hypothyroidism

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Even Switzerland, like Bolivia, Nepal and other mountainous countries, once had high rates of goiters and cretinism caused by iodine deficiency, as did low-lying flood-prone areas far from the ocean in Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia. Donald G. Mcneil Jr., New York Times, 21 July 2017 In 1997, according to Unicef, almost a fifth of its population had goiters — swollen thyroid glands in the neck that indicate serious deficiency, which can also cause dwarfism and cretinism. Donald G. Mcneil Jr., New York Times, 15 May 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

cretinism

noun

cre·​tin·​ism -ᵊn-ˌiz-əm How to pronounce cretinism (audio)
: a usually congenital condition marked by physical stunting and intellectual disability and caused by severe thyroid deficiency

called also infantile myxedema

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