iodine deficiency disorder

iodine deficiency disorder

Any condition–eg, cretinism and brain damage, goiter, or hypothyroidism, attributable to iodine deficiency and corrected by adequate dietary iodine. See Iodine.

io·dine de·fi·cien·cy dis·or·der

(ī'ŏ-dīn dĕ-fish'ĕn-sē dis-ōr'dĕr) A lack of iodine that causes growth and development disorders.