cretinism

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The late Gore Vidal explained that one of his ambitions as a historian and novelist was to determine “when the great cretinism began in the United States…when people got really dumb.”

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2024

Neither cretinism, Laron syndrome nor Down's syndrome duplicate the full suite of features.

From Nature • Oct. 21, 2014

Insufficient amounts of iodine in the diet can lead to goiter, cretinism, and many other disorders.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

I was reduced, during her book’s final third, to puddle-eyed cretinism.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2012

It has been also observed, in various countries, that particular waters produced various morbid affections; and to this cause have been attributed goitres, cretinism, calculi, and other distressing diseases.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)