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Congenital vs Cretin - What's the difference?

congenital | cretin |

As a adjective congenital

is (of a trait) present since birth.

As a noun cretin is

(pathology) a person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism.

congenital

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (of a trait) Present since birth.

    • Related terms

    * con- * congenitally * genital

    cretin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pathology) A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism.
  • (pejorative) An idiot.
  • * 1969 , Irving Wallace, The Seven Minutes
    • When I challenged the symbolism, tried to make the professor consider the book as a piece of realism, he regarded me as if I were an absolute cretin . He got very supercilious and condescending

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * cretinism * cretinize * cretinoid * cretinous

    External links

    * (Cretinism)