cretinism
(noun) severe hypothyroidism resulting in physical and mental stunting
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cretinism (countable and uncountable, plural cretinisms)
(disease) A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.
• congenital iodine deficiency syndrome
• termicins
Source: Wiktionary
Cre"tin*ism (kr"tn-*z'm), n. Etym: [F. cr.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 March 2025
(adjective) moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil); “hydraulic erosion”; “hydraulic brakes”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
