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Cretinism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Cretinism has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

severe hypothyroidism resulting in physical and mental stunting

2

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

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
hypothyroidism
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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