adjective
- resembling or characteristic of cretinism; showing signs of severe intellectual disability or stunted physical development
Usage: medical/clinical; dated or offensive in modern usage; now replaced by more precise medical terminology
Examples
- The physician noted cretinoid features in the patient's medical history.
- Early iodine deficiency could produce cretinoid symptoms if left untreated.
- Modern medicine has largely eliminated the cretinoid conditions once common in iodine-poor regions.