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• cre|tin — «KREE tuhn; especially British KREHT uhn», noun. 1. a person suffering from cretinism: »A cretin is a person born with a congenital absence of functioning thyroid gland (Sunday Times). 2. a very stupid person; fool: »The cretin with the… …   Useful english dictionary

• cre|tin|ism — «KREE tuh nihz uhm; especially British KREHT uh nihz uhm», noun. a condition of severe mental and physical retardation caused by a deficiency in the thyroid gland. The deficiency may be inborn or it may develop in infancy …   Useful english dictionary

• cre|tin|oid — «KREE tuh noyd; especially British KREHT uh noyd», adjective. resembling a cretin or cretinism …   Useful english dictionary

• cre|tin|ous — «KREE tuh nuhs; especially British KREHT uh nuhs», adjective. 1. of or having to do with a cretin. 2. of the nature of cretinism …   Useful english dictionary

• se|cre|tin — «sih KREE tihn», noun. an intestinal hormone that stimulates secretion of the pancreatic juice by the pancreas …   Useful english dictionary

• cre — cre·ance; cre·at; cre·at·ed·ness; cre·at·ic; cre·atine; cre·at·i·nine; cre·atin·uria; cre·ation; cre·ation·al; cre·ation·ary; cre·ation·ism; cre·ation·ist; cre·ative·ness; cre·ativ·i·ty; cre·ator; cre·atress; cre·atrix; cre·dence; cre·den·da;… …   English syllables

• tin — ablas·tin; ac·ac·e·tin; ac·e·tin; achro·ma·tin; ac·tin; ac·tin·au·to·graph·ic; ac·tin·ia; ac·tin·i·ar·ia; ac·tin·ic; ac·tin·i·form; ac·tin·i·o·chrome; ac·tin·i·o·hem·a·tin; ac·tin·i·o·hem·a·tin; ac·tin·i·o·mor·pha; ac·tin·i·um; ac·tin·i·zoa;… …   English syllables

• cre|a|tin — «KREE uh tihn», noun. = creatine. (Cf. ↑creatine) …   Useful english dictionary

• pan|cre|a|tin — «PAN kree uh tihn, PANG », noun. 1. a mixture of the enzymes amylopsin, trypsin, and steapsin, obtained from the fresh pancreas of hogs and oxen. It is used in medicine in the form of a cream colored powder. 2. a preparation extracted from the… …   Useful english dictionary

• phos|pho|cre|a|tin — «FOS foh KREE uh tihn», noun. = phosphocreatine. (Cf. ↑phosphocreatine) …   Useful english dictionary