gigantism

Significat (Anglès)

1. (countable, uncountable) The quality or state of being gigantic; being of abnormally large size.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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.

Conceptes

gegantisme

gigantisme

Sinònims

giantism

overgrowth

macrogenesy

hypersomia

somatomegaly

gigantosoma

vastity

macrogenesis

Traduccions

gigantisme

gigantismo

gigantismo

gigantismo

Riesenwuchs

Gigantismus

عملقة

macrosomia

macrogenesi

crescimento exagerado

γιγαντισμός

Gigantismo pituitário

عملق

acromegalia

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/d͡ʒaɪˈɡæntɪzəm/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From French gigantisme, from Latin gigans (“giant”).