gigantism

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Etymology

From Latin gigans (“giant”) and -ism; equivalent to giant +‎ -ism.

Noun

gigantism (plural gigantisms)

1. The quality or state of being gigantic; being of abnormally large size.
2. A condition where there is over-production of growth hormone by the pituitary gland in a child before the bone growth plates close, resulting in excessive long bone growth, accompanied by muscular weakness and sexual impotence.

Translations

quality or state of being gigantic

• Catalan: gigantisme (ca) m, gegantisme (ca) m
• German: Gigantismus (de) m

• Italian: gigantismo (it) m
• Romanian: gigantism (ro)

condition

• Spanish: gigantismo (es) m

Synonyms

• giantism
• macrosomia

See also

• acromegaly