gigantism

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

gigantisme

Synonymes

giantism

overgrowth

macrogenesy

hypersomia

somatomegaly

gigantosoma

vastity

macrogenesis

Traductions

gigantismo

gigantismo

gigantismo

Riesenwuchs

Gigantismus

gigantisme

gegantisme

عملقة

عملق

γιγαντισμός

acromegalia

macrosomia

macrogenesi

Gigantismo pituitário

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/d͡ʒaɪˈɡæntɪzəm/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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