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Meaning of 'cretinism' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cretinism [ n.]
- A condition of endemic or inherited idiocy, accompanied by physical degeneracy and deformity (usually with goiter), frequent in certain mountain valleys, esp. of the Alps.

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