gigantism

n. 巨大, 巨体, 巨大发育, 巨大畸形, 庞大 [医] 巨大发育, 巨人症

发音

/d͡ʒaɪˈɡæntɪzəm/
/d͡ʒəˈɡæntɪzəm/
/ˈd͡ʒaɪɡəntɪzəm/

词形变化

gigantisms 复数 gigantisms

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The quality or state of being gigantic; being of abnormally large size.

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  2. 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.

    巨人症

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

giantism overgrowth

上位词 3

bigness hypertrophy largeness

部分词 1

hyperpituitarism

相关短语

local gigantism

词源

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

来源：wiktionary