gigantism

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaɪˈɡæntɪzəm/, /d͡ʒəˈɡæntɪzəm/, /ˈd͡ʒaɪɡəntɪzəm/

Noun

gigantism (countable and uncountable, plural gigantisms)

1. The quality or state of being gigantic; being of abnormally large size.
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.
   • 2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 68:

     He [...] may have had a condition called gigantism that explained his notable height.

Synonyms

• giantism
• macrosomia

Derived terms

• local gigantism

Translations

quality or state of being gigantic

• Catalan: gigantisme m, gegantisme m
• Finnish: giganttisuus (fi)
• French: gigantisme (fr) m
• Galician: xigantismo (gl) m
• German: Gigantismus (de) m
• Italian: gigantismo (it) m
• Polish: gigantyzm (pl) m
• Romanian: gigantism (ro)
• Spanish: gigantismo m

condition

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巨人症 (jùrénzhèng)

• Dutch: gigantisme (nl) n
• French: gigantisme (fr) m
• Indonesian: gigantisme (id)
• Latvian: gigantisms m
• Malay: kegergasian
• Spanish: gigantismo m

See also

• acromegaly

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French gigantisme. By surface analysis, gigant +‎ -ism.

Noun

gigantism n (uncountable)

1. gigantism

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	gigantism	gigantismul
genitive-dative	gigantism	gigantismului
vocative	gigantismule