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gigantism

/jahy-gan-tiz-uhm, ji-, jahy-gan-tiz-uhm/US // dʒaɪˈgæn tɪz əm, dʒɪ-, ˈdʒaɪ gænˌtɪz əm //UK // (ˈdʒaɪɡænˌtɪzəm, dʒaɪˈɡæntɪzəm) //

巨型化,巨人症,巨型症,巨型肝炎

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

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