gigantism
Kelime Anlamı :

1. Hipofiz ön lobunun fazla çalışmasından doğan dev yapılılık.
2. irilik.
Eş Anlamlı Kelimeler :
giantism, macrosomia
Tanımlar :
1. the quality or state of being gigantic; abnormally large size.
2. excessive growth of the body or any of its parts, especially as a result of oversecretion of the growth hormone by the pituitary gland. also called giantism.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. in biology, aberration from the normal standard by increase in size; monstrous stature.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. excessive largeness of stature
2. excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
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