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gigantism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | giantism, overgrowth |
| Type of | hypertrophy |
Examples of gigantism
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Rather, market gigantism is what's dysfunctional, pushing everything else aside.
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The basis of this gigantism is thought to lie in the insect respiratory system.
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Even when not afflicted with gigantism, humans are the tallest living primates.
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According to this research Jurassic fast food culture was a key to gigantism.
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These giant lizards and rodents are considered examples of island gigantism.
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This is not unlike dwarfism or gigantism, or my own condition, spina bifida.
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Gigantism notwithstanding, it's the screen that gives the Xperia its USP.
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These are used to treat acromegaly, a condition related to gigantism.
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Which means she spends her days finding clothes for people who might as well have gigantism.
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- Giantism: excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
- Excessive largeness of stature
- Gigantism, also known as giantism (from Greek gigas, gigantas ""), is a condition characterized by excessive growth and height significantly above average. This condition is caused by an over production of human growth hormone.
- 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
- The childhood growth disorder that produces the best basketball players.
- Abnormally tall stature and or excessive growth
- A condition in which the whole body or any of its parts grow much larger than normal.
- Usually the result of a tumor of the anterior pituitary.
