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PRONUNCIATION OF CRETINISM

cretinism  [ˈkrɛtɪˌnɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRETINISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cretinism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CRETINISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cretinism

Cretinism

Cretinism is a condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones usually due to maternal hypothyroidism.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CRETINISM


alpinism
ˈælpɪˌnɪzəm
brominism
ˈbrəʊmɪˌnɪzəm
Calvinism
ˈkælvɪˌnɪzəm
chauvinism
ˈʃəʊvɪˌnɪzəm
Darwinism
ˈdɑːwɪˌnɪzəm
determinism
dɪˈtɜːmɪˌnɪzəm
diclinism
ˈdaɪklɪˌnɪzəm
ecofeminism
ˌiːkəʊˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm
feminism
ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm
Hellenism
ˈhɛlɪˌnɪzəm
hyperinsulinism
ˌhaɪpərˈɪnsjʊlɪˌnɪzəm
illuminism
ɪˈluːmɪˌnɪzəm
indeterminism
ˌɪndɪˈtɜːmɪˌnɪzəm
Jainism
ˈdʒaɪˌnɪzəm
Latinism
ˈlætɪˌnɪzəm
Leninism
ˈlɛnɪˌnɪzəm
Philistinism
ˈfɪlɪstɪˌnɪzəm
Stalinism
ˈstɑːlɪˌnɪzəm
strychninism
ˈstrɪknɪˌnɪzəm
vulpinism
ˈvʌlpɪˌnɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRETINISM

cresyl
cresylic
cresylic acid
cretaceous
cretaceously
Cretan
Crete
cretic
cretin
cretinise
cretinoid
cretinous
cretism
cretonne
cretons
Creuse
creutzer
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
crevalle
crevasse

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRETINISM

actinism
albinism
antifeminism
Brahminism
caffeinism
diactinism
economic determinism
griffinism
Jacobinism
libertinism
luminism
male chauvinism
mandarinism
Marxism-Leninism
mechanism
Molinism
Neo-Darwinism
nicotinism
post-feminism
routinism
terminism

Synonyms and antonyms of cretinism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cretinism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRETINISM

Find out the translation of cretinism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cretinism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cretinism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

克汀病
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cretinismo
570 millions of speakers

English

cretinism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बौनापन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القماءة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кретинизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cretinismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বামনত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

crétinisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cretinism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kretinismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クレチン病
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

크레 틴병
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cretinism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đần độn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடல் வளர்ச்சிக் குறைவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कृत्रिम संस्कृती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kretinizm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cretinismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kretynizm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кретинізм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cretinism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρετινισμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kretinisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kretinism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kretenismen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cretinism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRETINISM»

The term «cretinism» is regularly used and occupies the 87.947 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRETINISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cretinism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRETINISM»

Discover the use of cretinism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cretinism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Endemic Cretinism
Even in developed countries, iodine deficiency is re-emerging (as in New South Wales in 19% of children) with the result of significantly reduced numbers of gifted children (though this is not cretinism per se).
John Dennison, Charles Oxnard, Peter Obendorf, 2011
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Cretins and Cretinism. A prize thesis, etc
22 Characteristics of Cretinism . . . 23 Cretinism and Idiotism . . . 24 Classification of Cretins . . . . 25 Atrophied Cretins . . _ . 25 Rickety Cretins . . . . . 26 Hydroeephalic Cretins . . . . 26 Congenital Cretins . . . . 27 Cretinism and Rickets . . . . 27 Life ...
George Stodart BLACKIE, 1855
3
Diseases of the Thyroid in Childhood and Adolescence
In severe iodine deficiency, endemic goiter and cretinism; increased perinatal death, decreased fertility rate and increased infant mortality occur. Combined iodine and selenium deficiency causes a severe form of cretinism in some areas.
Gerasimos Krassas (E..), Scott A. Rivkees, Wieland Kiess, 2007
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The Medical times and gazette
A paper, by Dr. C. Hilton Faqoe, was read ON SrOIiABIO CRETINISM OCCUBBINO IN ENGLAND. After a brief reference to the occurrence of endemic cretinism in Somerstshire (as described by Dr. Hugh Norris, of South Petherton), the author ...
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Cretinism - a Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and ...
The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to cretinism. If your time is valuable, this book is for you.
ICON Health Publications, 2004
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A Treatise on Insanity and Other Disorders Affecting the Mind
Cretinism discovers itself in very early infancy. Josias Simler, the historian of the Valais, who wrote in 1574, declares that in his time midwives were able to pronounce, from the appearance of a new-born infant, whether it would prove a cretin ...
James Cowles Prichard, 1837
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The Dwarfs of Mount Atlas: Collected Papers on the Curious ...
And if those peculiarities are simply the outward signs of cretinism, and if cretinism is due to environment, how comes it that other people, living exactly the same life, are absolutely free from any such defects of mind or body?' Mr. Haliburton ...
Robert Grant Haliburton, 2009
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The Universal magazine
Cretinism.— Dr. Reeve, of Norwich, having, some few years since, in a visit to Switzerland and the ueigh- touring countries, embraced the op- portunityof examining very minutely into the causes of Cretinism, has lately presented the result of ...
9
Encyclopædia Americana: a popular dictionary of arts, ...
CREST— CRETINISM. CREUZER— CRICHTON. CRICKET. CRIME. CRIME. 26 CRIME. For 15 years,. 16 Mpm, the real crest The crests of commanders (a/i0i0<i >oO, of course, were generally larger than those of common soldiers.
Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, 1835
10
The Origins of Organ Transplantation: Surgery and Laboratory ...
The term “thyreoprivus cretinism” indicates cretinism caused by a lack of thyroid function. Only this kind of cretinism was real cretinism now. Any case of cretinism that was not caused by thyroid deficiency could no longer be called cretinism.
Thomas Schlich, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRETINISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cretinism is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Most Idiotic Comment in Presidential History - Ben Shapiro …
The cretinism here resembles a perfect Jenga tower of fatuity: Remove one phrase, and the whole structure tumbles. Americans should gawk at ... «Town Hall, Jul 15»
2
Ukrainian socialists set up "Social Movement"
But the danger of 'anti-parliamentary cretinism' is on a par with the danger of 'parliamentary cretinism'. Winning some seats in the next round of ... «Workers' Liberty, Jun 15»
3
Review: The Brink, HBO's New Political Satire
If HBO was trying to replicate Veep's sharp, fast-paced humor, Black was an odd casting choice. Talbot's cretinism is his defining character trait, ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»
4
First of its Kind Certificate Course in Management of Thyroid …
It can have profound effects on the growing fetus and lead to congenital goiter and cretinism in the newborn. However, the effects can be ... «Business Wire India, Jun 15»
5
Role of nutrition in mental health
During pregnancy, the dietary reduction of iodine induces severe cerebral dysfunction, eventually leading to cretinism. Iron is necessary for the ... «Financial Express Bangladesh, Jun 15»
6
Food for thought: Inadequate nutrition and educational inequality in …
... developmental delays and intellectual disability with acute iodine deficiency resulting in cretinism, a condition still found across Thailand. «Asian Correspondent, Jun 15»
7
Turkey: The Strategic Defeat of Recep Tayyip Erdogan
... abandoned the path of the rebellion at an incredible early stage for a strategy that can only be characterized as parliamentary cretinism at its ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jun 15»
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What you need to know about your thyroid!
It's the defect officially known as cretinism. While for most of us it's is just a nasty word we use to insult each other, 100 years ago being born a ... «ABC Local, Jun 15»
9
The Little Red Dot Saving Lives in India
Her children could be born with cretinism or developmental disabilities. Raut is far from alone. The entire Indian subcontinent is known to have ... «TakePart, May 15»
10
World Thyroid Day Is Heralded by International Thyroid Societies on …
Consequences of iodine deficiency include physical and mental retardation, cretinism, endemic goiter, hypothyroidism, and poor outcomes in ... «Newswise, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Cretinism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cretinism>. Apr 2024 ».
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