gigantisme
French
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
gigantisme m (plural gigantismes)
- gigantism
Derived terms
- gigantisme abyssal
Further reading
- “gigantisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
Etymology
Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch gigantisme, from French gigantisme.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡiɡanˈtɪsmə/
- Rhymes: -mə, -ə
- Hyphenation: gi‧gan‧tis‧mê
Noun
gigantismê (first-person possessive gigantismeku, second-person possessive gigantismemu, third-person possessive gigantismenya)
- (pathology) gigantism: 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
- kegergasian (Standard Malay)
Derived terms
- gigantisme abisal
References
- Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd, Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, OCLC 687330964
Further reading
- “gigantisme” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.