gigantism
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English
Etymology
From French gigantisme, from Latin gigans (“giant”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gigantism (countable and uncountable, plural gigantisms)
- The quality or state of being gigantic; being of abnormally large size.
- 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.
- 2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 68:
- He [...] may have had a condition called gigantism that explained his notable height.
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Derived terms
Translations
quality or state of being gigantic
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condition
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See also
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French gigantisme. By surface analysis, gigant + -ism.
Noun
gigantism n (uncountable)
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
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| nominative-accusative | gigantism | gigantismul |
| genitive-dative | gigantism | gigantismului |
| vocative | gigantismule | |