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(n.) 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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cretinism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cretinism.html. 1828.
 
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