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Meanings of gigantism in English

Portuguese
gigantismo
Catalan
gigantisme
Spanish
gigantismo

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

gigantismo
Usage of gigantism in English
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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
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They are the deepest examples of "gigantism" captured in the deep ocean.
BBC
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From a distance, it might have passed as a hideous human head infected with gigantism.
The last page
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I still didn't know what caused the gigantism.
Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain
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This included active flight, gigantism and plant eating.
Radio NZ
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It's, like, a type of gigantism for boobs.
Bloodthirsty
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Space also causes gigantism in the actors.
The Guardian
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May be a form of primordial gigantism.
Map of bones
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He was 2.2m tall but his height was not due to gigantism.
Radio NZ
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It causes gigantism in children.
Indivisible
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The skeleton of Cornelius McGrath, now preserved in the Trinity College Museum, Dublin, is a striking example of gigantism.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
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This is called abyssal or deep-sea gigantism and is seen in some species of fish and arthropods as well as cephalopods.
The Guardian
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Spanish
gigantismo
Gigantism through the time