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Meanings of giantism in English

Portuguese
gigantismo
Catalan
gigantisme
Spanish
gigantismo

Excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.

gigantismo
Synonyms
Examples for "overgrowth"
Examples for "overgrowth"
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They really are affected by excess nutrients and algal overgrowth, Webber said.
Reuters
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Looked like Quashee had licked that overgrowth problem-inspirit space, at least.
Sister Mine
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Where skeletal overgrowth happens, the fingers may become excessively long or thickened.
Harvest Home
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At presentation, the patient displayed neither generalized overgrowth nor dysregulated adipose tissue.
Pubmed
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The histology of tropical enteropathy resembles that seen in small-bowel bacterial overgrowth.
Pubmed
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Several quant funds were slouching toward gigantism, plowing cash into the sector.
The quants: how a new breed of math whizzes conquered wall stree...
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Still, the bomb was an excellent example of the Russian penchant for gigantism.
Wired
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Temporal and latitudinal shifts of Palaeozoicmarine invertebrate gigantism and global change.
The Guardian
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The gigantism of the current department has not made America safer.
Reuters
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But when and where did gigantism among dinosaurs first evolve?
The South African
Usage of giantism in English
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Most cases of giantism, combined as they are with imperfect mentality, are due to disease of this gland.
Disease and Its Causes
Translations for giantism
Spanish
gigantismo
Giantism through the time