Define the following: (a)Cretinism (b)Diabetes
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Explanation:
Critinism
1.
INFORMAL•OFFENSIVE
foolishness or stupidity.
2.
DATED•MEDICINE
a condition characterized by physical deformity and learning difficulties that is caused by congenital thyroid deficiency.
Diabetes
a serious disease in which a person’s body cannot control the level of sugar in the blood
एक गंभीर बीमारी जिसमें व्यक्ति का शरीर रक्त में शर्करा की मात्रा को नियंत्रित नहीं कर पाता है; मधुमेह (का रोग)
Answer: Cretinism: Congential hypothyroidism (underactivity of the thyroid gland at birth), which results in growth retardation, development delay, and other abnormal features. Cretinism can be due to defiency of iodine in the mother's diet during pregnancy.
Diabetes: A disease in which the body's ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired, resulting in abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates and elevated levels of glucose in the blood.