1. affected by or showing signs of cretinism; characterized by severe intellectual disability and physical stunting caused by thyroid hormone deficiency
Usage: medical/clinical term; now considered outdated or offensive; modern medicine uses 'congenital hypothyroidism' instead

1. past tense and past participle of 'cretinize': to cause or reduce to a state of cretinism
Usage: medical/historical term; rare in modern usage

Examples

• The patient's cretinized appearance was consistent with untreated congenital hypothyroidism.
• Severe iodine deficiency cretinized entire populations in isolated mountain regions.
• Modern screening programs have largely eliminated cretinized cases in developed countries.
• The historical records documented how endemic goiter cretinized children in Alpine valleys.