"gigantism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒaɪˈɡæntɪzəm/, /d͡ʒəˈɡæntɪzəm/, /ˈd͡ʒaɪɡəntɪzəm/ Forms: gigantisms [plural]
Etymology: From French gigantisme, from Latin gigans (“giant”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|gigantisme}} French gigantisme, {{der|en|la|gigans||giant}} Latin gigans (“giant”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gigantism (countable and uncountable, plural gigantisms)
  1. The quality or state of being gigantic; being of abnormally large size. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (quality or state of being gigantic): gigantisme [masculine] (Catalan), gegantisme [masculine] (Catalan), giganttisuus (Finnish), gigantisme [masculine] (French), xigantismo [masculine] (Galician), Gigantismus [masculine] (German), gigantismo [masculine] (Italian), gigantyzm [masculine] (Polish), gigantism (Romanian), gigantismo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-gigantism-en-noun-A49~6ubZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 62 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of 'quality or state of being gigantic': 94 6
  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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Diseases Translations (condition): 巨人症 (jùrénzhèng) (Chinese Mandarin), gigantisme [neuter] (Dutch), gigantisme [masculine] (French), gigantisme (Indonesian), gigantisms [masculine] (Latvian), kegergasian (Malay), gigantismo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-gigantism-en-noun-YEYmc402 Disambiguation of Diseases: 16 84 Disambiguation of 'condition': 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: giantism, macrosomia Derived forms: local gigantism Related terms: acromegaly

Inflected forms

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