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Cretinism vs Cretinoid - What's the difference?

cretinism | cretinoid |

As a noun cretinism

is (disease) a condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.

As an adjective cretinoid is

of, pertaining to, or afflicted with cretinism.

cretinism

English

(wikipedia cretinism)

Noun

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

    • Related terms

    * cretin

    cretinoid

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with cretinism

    • Related terms

    * cretinous

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