Definition of cretin

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Cretin (n.) One afflicted with cretinism.

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Secernent :: Secernent (a.) Secreting; secretory.
Excretive :: Excretive (a.) Having the power of excreting, or promoting excretion..
Mucific :: Mucific (a.) Secreting mucus.
Synovitis :: Synovial (a.) Of or pertaining to synovia; secreting synovia.
Anastate :: Anastate (n.) One of a series of substances formed, in secreting cells, by constructive or anabolic processes, in the production of protoplasm; -- opposed to katastate..
Secernment :: Secernment (n.) The act or process of secreting.
Excretion :: Excretion (n.) The act of excreting.
Cretinous :: Cretinous (a.) Having the characteristics of a cretin.
Lachrymal :: Lachrymal (a.) Pertaining to, or secreting, tears; as, the lachrymal gland..
Concretion :: Concretion (n.) The process of concreting; the process of uniting or of becoming united, as particles of matter into a mass; solidification..
Secernent :: Secernent (n.) A vessel in, or by means of, which the process of secretion takes place; a secreting vessel..
Gland :: Gland (n.) An organ or part which resembles a secreting, or true, gland, as the ductless, lymphatic, pineal, and pituitary glands, the functions of which are very imperfectly known..
Transpiration :: Transpiration (n.) The act or process of transpiring or excreting in the form of vapor; exhalation, as through the skin or other membranes of the body; as, pulmonary transpiration, or the excretion of aqueous vapor from the lungs. Perspiration is a form of transpiration..
Pituitary :: Pituitary (a.) Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities..
Goitre :: Goitre (n.) An enlargement of the thyroid gland, on the anterior part of the neck; bronchocele. It is frequently associated with cretinism, and is most common in mountainous regions, especially in certain parts of Switzerland..
Nectariferous :: Nectariferous (a.) Secreting nectar; -- said of blossoms or their parts.
Secretion :: Secretion (n.) The act of secreting; the process by which material is separated from the blood through the agency of the cells of the various glands and elaborated by the cells into new substances so as to form the various secretions, as the saliva, bile, and other digestive fluids. The process varies in the different glands, and hence are formed the various secretions..
Vitellogene :: Vitellogene (n.) A gland secreting the yolk of the eggs in trematodes, turbellarians, and some other helminths..
Membrane :: Membrane (n.) A thin layer or fold of tissue, usually supported by a fibrous network, serving to cover or line some part or organ, and often secreting or absorbing certain fluids..
Mucous :: Mucous (a.) Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane..
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