gigantism
English edit
Etymology edit
From French gigantisme, from Latin gigans (“giant”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gigantism (countable and uncountable, plural gigantisms)
- The quality or state of being gigantic; being of abnormally large size.
- 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.
- 2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 68:
- He [...] may have had a condition called gigantism that explained his notable height.
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Translations edit
quality or state of being gigantic
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condition
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French gigantisme. By surface analysis, gigant + -ism.
Noun edit
gigantism n (uncountable)
Declension edit
declension of gigantism (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) gigantism | gigantismul |
genitive/dative | (unui) gigantism | gigantismului |
vocative | gigantismule |