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1. A state marked by slow development of mind and body. SYN: infantile dwarfism. 2. Childishness, as characterized by a temper tantrum of an adolescent or adult. 3. Underdevelopment of the sexual organs.

- Brissaud i. SYN: infantile hypothyroidism.

- dysthyroidal i. SYN: infantile hypothyroidism.

- hepatic i. delayed development as a result of liver disease.

- hypophysial i. growth hormone deficiency due to failure of hypothalamic growth hormone-releasing hormone (also known as somatocrinin.)

- hypothyroid i. SYN: infantile hypothyroidism.

- idiopathic i. dwarfism generally associated with hypogonadism; may be caused by deficient secretion of anterior pituitary hormones. SYN: Lorain disease, proportionate i., universal i..

- Lorain-Lévi i. SYN: pituitary dwarfism.

- myxedematous i. SYN: infantile hypothyroidism.

- pancreatic i. i. associated with deficiency or absence of pancreatic secretion.

- pituitary i. SYN: pituitary dwarfism.

- proportionate i. SYN: idiopathic i..

- renal i. SYN: renal rickets.

- sexual i. failure to develop secondary sexual characteristics after the normal time of puberty.

- static i. a condition observed in young children resembling spastic spinal paralysis; it is marked by hypotonia of the muscles of the trunk and hypertonia of the muscles of the extremities.

- tubal i. a term descriptive of a corkscrew-like fallopian tube as seen in fetal life.

- universal i. SYN: idiopathic i..

in·fan·til·ism 'in-fən-.tīl-.iz-əm, -tə-.liz-; in-'fan-təl-.iz- n retention of childish physical, mental, or emotional qualities in adult life esp failure to attain sexual maturity

persistence of childlike physical or psychological characteristics into adult life.