gigantisme
French edit
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Noun edit
gigantisme m (plural gigantismes)
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Further reading edit
- “gigantisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch gigantisme, from French gigantisme.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gigantismê (first-person possessive gigantismeku, second-person possessive gigantismemu, third-person possessive gigantismenya)
- (pathology) gigantism: 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.
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- kegergasian (Standard Malay)
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References edit
Further reading edit
- “gigantisme” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.