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GIGANTISM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Excessive largeness of stature

Synonyms:

giantism; gigantism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("gigantism" is a kind of...):

bigness; largeness (the property of having a relatively great size)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

giantism; gigantism; overgrowth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("gigantism" is a kind of...):

hypertrophy (abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ)

Meronyms (parts of "gigantism"):

hyperpituitarism (excessive activity of the pituitary gland (especially overactivity of the anterior lobe which leads to excess secretion of growth hormone))

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