gi|gan|tism

gi|gan|tism
gi|gan|tism «jy GAN tihz uhm», noun.
1. Medicine. a condition of overdeveloped growth of the body or part of the body, usually due to overactivity of the pituitary gland.
2. Biology. abnormally great vegetative growth.
3. a gigantic condition or tendency; giantism: »

industrial gigantism.


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  • tism — achro·ma·tism; ag·no·e·tism; agram·ma·tism; al·lo·er·o·tism; an·a·bap·tism; an·a·gram·ma·tism; anath·e·ma·tism; an·ti·pe·do·bap·tism; an·ti sem·i·tism; aph·thar·to·do·ce·tism; aplan·a·tism; aplan·e·tism; ar·is·toc·ra·tism; astig·ma·tism;… …   English syllables

  • gan — alán·gan; al·lar·gan·do; an·or·gan·ic; ar·gan; ar·gan·ti·dae; ar·ro·gan·cy; bal·brig·gan; bal·lo·gan; ba·tan·gan; ber·gan; ber·gan·der; ber·ri·gan; bo·gan; bran·ni·gan; bro·gan; bu·gan; car·di·gan·shire; ca·yu·gan; chat·ta·noo·gan; cho·ro·te·gan; …   English syllables

  • gigantism — gi·gan·tism …   English syllables

  • 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

  • gi — ae·gi·lops; ae·gi·tha·los; ae·gi·thin·i·dae; ae·ru·gi·nous; ai·gi·a·lo·saur; ai·gi·a·lo·sau·rus; alan·gi·um; al·bu·gi·na·ce·ae; al·bu·gi·na·les; al·gi·cide; al·gi·nate; al·ha·gi; al·ke·ken·gi; alo·gi; alo·gi·an; al·tin·gi·a·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • acromegalogigantism — Gigantism in which the facial features, disproportionate enlargement of the extremities, and other signs of acromegaly are prominent. [acro + G. megas, great, + gigas, giant] * * * ac·ro·meg·a·lo·gi·gan·tism (ak″ro meg″ə lo… …   Medical dictionary

  • hemigigantism — hemi·gi·gan·tism (hem″e ji ganґtiz əm) overgrowth of one side of the entire body or of a portion of one side, as of the face …   Medical dictionary

  • gigantism — gi•gan•tism [[t]dʒaɪˈgæn tɪz əm, dʒɪ , ˈdʒaɪ gænˌtɪz əm[/t]] n. pat great overgrowth in size of the body or developmentally related parts of the body • Etymology: 1880–85 …   From formal English to slang

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

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