A congenital deficiency in secretion of the thyroid hormone is called:

A) diabetes.
B) hirsutism.
C) gigantism.
D) cretinism.


D
Explanation:
A) Diabetes is a deficiency of insulin (mellitus) or ADH (insipidus).
B) Hirsutism is excessive growth of hair.
C) Gigantism is growth that is abnormally large.
D) Correct.

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