different between nanism vs cretinism

nanism

English

Etymology

nano- +? -ism

Noun

nanism (plural nanisms)

  1. (biology, medicine) Unusually small size, as the result of a developmental abnormality.

Synonyms

  • dwarfism
  • microsomia

Romanian

Etymology

From French nanisme

Noun

nanism n (uncountable)

  1. dwarfism

Declension

nanism From the web:

  • what does onanism mean
  • what does nanism
  • what means nanism


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

cretinism From the web:

  • cretinism what mineral
  • cretinism what is meaning
  • what causes cretinism
  • what is cretinism and myxedema
  • what is cretinism in biology
  • what causes cretinism and goiter
  • what does cretinism mean
  • what is cretinism symptoms
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share

you may also like