cretinism

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Cretinism, krē′tin-izm, n. a state of defective mental development, associated with bodily deformity or arrested growth, occurring esp. in connection with enlargement of the thyroid gland or goitre in the lower Alpine valleys.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Cretinism is a condition due to disease of the thyroid glands.

From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Guyer, Michael F.

Cretinism is a form of amentia, which is endemic in certain districts, especially in some of the valleys of Switzerland, Savoy, and France.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )