different between cretinism vs mongolism

cretinism

English

Etymology

cretin +? -ism

Noun

cretinism (countable and uncountable, plural cretinisms)

  1. (medicine) A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.

Synonyms

  • congenital iodine deficiency syndrome

Translations

See also

  • hypothyroidism

Further reading

  • cretinism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • termicins

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French crétinisme.

Noun

cretinism n (uncountable)

  1. cretinism
  2. idiocy

Related terms

  • cretin

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mongolism

English

Etymology

Mongol +? -ism, coined by John Langdon Down.

Noun

mongolism (countable and uncountable, plural mongolisms)

  1. (now offensive) Down syndrome

Translations

Related terms

  • mongol
  • mongoloid
  • mong

Romanian

Etymology

From French mongolisme

Noun

mongolism n (uncountable)

  1. Mongolism

Declension

mongolism From the web:

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