gigantism

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The quality or state of being gigantic; being of abnormally large size. countable,uncountable
  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. countable,uncountable
    — He [...] may have had a condition called gigantism that explained his notable height.

词形变化

gigantisms plural

词汇关系

近义词
giantism macrosomia
衍生词
acromegalogigantism hemigigantism local gigantism
相关词
acromegaly

词源

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