gigantism
/jahy-gan-tiz-uhm, ji-, jahy-gan-tiz-uhm/US // dʒaɪˈgæn tɪz əm, dʒɪ-, ˈdʒaɪ gænˌtɪz əm //UK // (ˈdʒaɪɡænˌtɪzəm, dʒaɪˈɡæntɪzəm) //
巨型化,巨人症,巨型症,巨型肝炎
Related Words
bigness体积,巨大性,规模,巨大的enormity艰巨性,巨大性,巨大的,巨大vastness浩瀚,浩瀚无边,浩瀚无垠,辽阔massiveness质量,庞大性,规模,强度immenseness无限大,无穷无尽,无限大的,无限风光largeness大型,规模,巨大,庞大boundlessness无边无际,无疆界,无限,无限的magnitude规模,幅度,量级,大小greatness伟大,伟业,巨大的,伟大的enormousness巨大,巨大性,巨大的,庞大bulkiness体积,笨重,体积大,庞大hugeness丰满度,丰满,丰满程度,丰满性immeasurableness不可估量,无可估量,无可估量性,不可估量性monstrousness怪异性,畸形性,怪异,畸形sizableness体积,尺寸,大小,规模stupendousness惊呆了,惊呆症,惊愕,惊呆tremendousness巨大性,巨大度,巨大的力量,巨大的
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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- : Pathology. 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.Compare hypertrophy.
- : Biology. the nonpathological development of an animal or plant to an unusually large size.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
So warm-bloodedness, or endothermy, may be one key to their gigantism.
Others who, because of a tumor in the pituitary gland, may overproduce HGH develop a different problem: gigantism.
Goldstein reported a case of gigantism from overactivity of the pituitary gland after castration.
Conversely, in connection with an exaggerated macroscelia, we have gigantism.
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