cretinous

• Término insultante y obsoleto, usado originalmente en contexto médico para describir una discapacidad intelectual y física grave causada por hipotiroidismo congénito. Hoy en día se considera extremadamente despectivo y anticuado en el uso moderno.

An offensive, outdated term originally used in medical contexts to describe severe mental and physical disability due to congenital hypothyroidism. Now considered highly derogatory and obsolete in modern usage.

1. Afflicted with cretinismC2formalmedical

   Relating to or affected by cretinism, a condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.

   afectado de cretinismo

   • The historical medical texts described patients as cretinous due to iodine deficiency.
   • The term 'cretinous' is now considered outdated and offensive in medical contexts.
   • Early diagnosis can prevent the cretinous state in children with hypothyroidism.