gigantism 的定义
- Pathology. abnormally great development in size or stature of the whole body or of parts of the body, most often due to dysfunction of the pituitary gland.Compare hypertrophy.
- Biology. the nonpathological development of an animal or plant to an unusually large size.
gigantism 近义词
等同于 immensity
更多gigantism例句
- So warm-bloodedness, or endothermy, may be one key to their gigantism.
- Others who, because of a tumor in the pituitary gland, may overproduce HGH develop a different problem: gigantism.
- Goldstein reported a case of gigantism from overactivity of the pituitary gland after castration.
- Conversely, in connection with an exaggerated macroscelia, we have gigantism.