Associations to the word «Cretinism»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

CRETINISM, noun. Severe hypothyroidism resulting in physical and mental stunting.

Wise words

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery