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Cretinism vs Mongolism - What's the difference?

cretinism | mongolism | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between cretinism and mongolism

is that cretinism is a condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones while mongolism is down syndrome.

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

    mongolism

    English

    Noun

    (Down syndrome) (-)
  • Down syndrome

    • Related terms

    * mongol * mongoloid * mong