- gigantism
- noun Date: circa 1885 1. giantism 1 2. development to abnormally large size 3. excessive vegetative growth often accompanied by the inhibiting of reproduction
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Gigantism — Classification and external resources Anna Haining Bates with her parents ICD 10 E22.0, E … Wikipedia
gigantism — GIGANTÍSM s.n. 1. Însuşirea, calitatea de a fi gigantic. 2. Boală endocrină care constă în creşterea excesivă în lungime a corpului sau a unor părţi ale lui. – Din fr. gigantisme. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 GIGANTÍSM s.… … Dicționar Român
Gigantism — refers to excessive growth both in height and specific body parts. Gigantism with extreme growth in height may be associated with disorders of the pituitary gland, which secretes human growth hormone (somatotrophin) during childhood before the… … Medical dictionary
gigantism — 1885, from L. gigant (see GIGANTIC (Cf. gigantic)) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
gigantism — [jī gan′tiz΄əm, jī′gantiz΄əm] n. [see GIGANTIC & ISM] 1. the quality or state of being gigantic 2. abnormally great growth of the body, due to an excessive production of growth hormone by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland … English World dictionary
gigantism — /juy gan tiz euhm, ji , juy gan tiz euhm/, n. Pathol. abnormally great development in size or stature of the whole body or of parts of the body, most often due to dysfunction of the pituitary gland. Cf. hypertrophy. [1880 85; < L gigant GIANT +… … Universalium
gigantism — n. abnormal growth causing excessive height, most commonly due to oversecretion during childhood of growth hormone (somatotrophin) by the pituitary gland. In eunuchoid gigantism the tall stature is due to delayed puberty, which results in… … The new mediacal dictionary
gigantism — gigantizmas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Pernelyg didelis žmogaus, gyvūno ar kai kurių organizmo dalių proporcingas augimas. atitikmenys: angl. gigantism vok. Gigantismus, m rus. гигантизм, m ryšiai: sinonimas –… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Gigantism, pituitary — Excessive growth and height due to chronic overactivity of the pituitary gland (at the base of the brain). (Growth hormone is specifically made by the anterior pituitary gland.) In pituitary gigantism, there is secretion of too much growth… … Medical dictionary
Gigantism, focal — Excessive growth of specific body parts such as an arm, the tongue, or a combination of specific body parts as is seen in Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome or acromegaly. This type of gigantism may occur before or after the bones fuse. If it occurs… … Medical dictionary
