单词 | giantism |
释义 | giantism (once / 231752 pages) n WORD FAMILY giant: giantism, giantly, giants, supergiant+/supergiant: supergiants USAGE EXAMPLESBut now, it has been finely tempered into a sharp reprimand of several noxious museum trends, including giantism, spectacle and pandering to the public. New York Times(Jul 10, 2014) Furthermore, the Komodo dragon almost certainly isn’t an example of island giantism. Scientific American(Mar 05, 2014) Indeed, as Marie has said, giantism is acromegaly occurring during the period of adolescence. Talbot, Eugene S., Degeneracy—Its Causes, Signs and Re...(2011) 1n excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland Syn|Hyper gigantism, overgrowth hypertrophy abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ 2n excessive largeness of stature Syn|Hyper gigantism bigness, largeness the property of having a relatively great size |
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