transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkretɪn ]
n. 1 a person who is deformed and mentally retarded as the result of a thyroid deficiency. 2 colloq. a stupid person. øøcretinism n. cretinize v.tr. (also -ise). cretinous adj. [F cr÷tin f. Swiss F. creitin, crestin f. L Christianus CHRISTIAN]