Affected by or showing the symptoms and effects of cretinism; having undergone the developmental damage caused by thyroid hormone deficiency.
Past participle of cretinize, using the -ed suffix to indicate a completed state or condition. Created as medical terminology evolved in the 19th century.
The term cretinized is clinically important because it describes people whose development was permanently altered by iodine deficiency, distinguishing them from those with other developmental conditions.
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