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    GIGANTISM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Excessive largeness of statureplay

    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 glandplay

    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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