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

In 1997, according to Unicef, almost a fifth of its population had goiters — swollen thyroid glands in the neck that indicate serious deficiency, which can also cause dwarfism and cretinism.

From New York Times • May 15, 2017

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 submit that in some areas on ancient Earth, iodine was put into the public water-supply systems to prevent goiters and cretinism.

From The Hate Disease by Leinster, Murray