gigantism

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Conceptos

gigantismo

Sinónimos

giantism

overgrowth

macrogenesy

hypersomia

somatomegaly

gigantosoma

vastity

macrogenesis

Traducciones

gigantisme

gigantismo

gigantismo

Riesenwuchs

Gigantismus

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gigantisme

عملقة

crescimento exagerado

عملق

γιγαντισμός

acromegalia

macrosomia

macrogenesi

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/d͡ʒaɪˈɡæntɪzəm/

Etimología (Inglés)

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