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Thyroid Gland

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What would a child suffer from, if there was hyposecretion from his thyroid ?

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If there was hyposecretion of the thyroid gland in a child; the child will suffer from cretinism. The symptoms of cretinism are dwarfism, mental retardation, etc.

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