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cretinism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
cre-tinism
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English cretin Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English cretinism From cretin + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cretinisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hypothyroidism

Synonyms

congenital iodine deficiency syndrome

Questions

What does cretinism mean?
A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.
Where does cretinism come from?
Etymology tree English cretin Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English cretinism From cretin + -ism.

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