Look up: GIGANTISM

1. gigantism
   [n] - excessive largeness of stature
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2. Gigantism
   Gigantism: Excessive growth both in height and specific body parts. Gigantism with extreme height may be associated with disorders of pituitary gland, which may oversecrete human growth hormone (somatotrophin) during childhood before the bones fuse. Excessive growth of specific body parts is also a ...
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3. gigantism
   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. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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4. gigantism
   giantism noun excessive largeness of stature
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5. gigantism
   (ji-gan´tiz-әm) (ji´gan-tiz-әm) abnormal overgrowth of the body or a part; excessive size and stature; the most common type is pituitary gigantism. cerebral gigantism gigantism without increased levels of growth hormone, attributed to a cerebral defect; infant...
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6. gigantism
   excessive growth in stature, well beyond the average for the individual`s heredity and environmental conditions. Tall stature may result from ... [5 related articles]
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7. gigantism
   gigantism, condition in which an animal or plant is far greater than normal in size. Plants are often deliberately bred to increase their size. However, among animals, gigantism is usually the result of hereditary and glandular disturbance. Among humans, gigantism is produced by an oversecretion of ...
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8. gigantism
   Type: Term Pronunciation: jī′gan-tizm, jī-gan′tizm Definitions: 1. A condition of abnormal size or overgrowth of the entire body or of any of its parts. Synonyms: giantism
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9. gigantism
   (ji-gan;tiz;em) Abnormal body growth as a result of the excessive secretion of growth hormone.
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10. gigantism
    (ji-gan;tiz;em) Abnormal body growth as a result of the excessive secretion of growth hormone.
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11. gigantism
    A condition in which the whole body or any of its parts grow much larger than normal.
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12. Gigantism
    , | ICD9 = | ICDO = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = 001174 | eMedicineSubj = | eMedicineTopic = | MeshID = D005877 --> `Gigantism`, also known as `giantism` (from Greek gigas, gigantas "giant"), is a condition characterized by excessive growth and height significantly above avera...
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