gigantism

gigantism

English

Etymology

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

Noun

gigantism (countable and uncountable, plural gigantisms)

1. The quality or state of being gigantic; being of abnormally large size.
2. 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.

Synonyms

• giantism
• macrosomia

Translations

quality or state of being gigantic

Catalan: gigantisme m, gegantisme m Finnish: giganttisuus (fi) French: gigantisme (fr) m Galician: xigantismo m German: Gigantismus (de) m

Italian: gigantismo (it) m Polish: gigantyzm m Romanian: gigantism (ro) Spanish: gigantismo m

condition

Latvian: gigantisms m

Spanish: gigantismo m

See also

• acromegaly