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# gigantism

«gigantism» in Mova's school dictionary: **A rare condition in which a child grows far taller than…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (gigantism — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (medicine) A rare condition in which a child grows far taller than usual, usually because a gland in the brain makes too much growth hormone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gigantism/#m1)

2) Being very large in size, for example animals or plants that are much bigger than their relatives (island gigantism). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gigantism/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used in science and health lessons about hormones and growth, and in nature lessons about island animals such as giant tortoises or the giant weta. It tells the reader that something is unusually, abnormally big. Phrases: island gigantism, a case of gigantism.

### examples

- Robert Wadlow, the tallest man ever recorded, had gigantism. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gigantism/#x1)
- Gigantism is caused by too much growth hormone in childhood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gigantism/#x2)
- Doctors can treat gigantism if they find it early. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gigantism/#x3)
- The giant tortoises of the Galapagos are an example of island gigantism. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gigantism/#x4)
- Some dinosaurs show a kind of gigantism. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gigantism/#x5)
- The giant weta of New Zealand is a famous case of gigantism in insects. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gigantism/#x6)

### note

Uncountable: say gigantism, not a gigantism (but a case of gigantism). From giant. Be kind: people with gigantism are not monsters or fairy-tale giants; it is a medical condition. Related word: acromegaly, when the same problem starts in adults.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «gigantism» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gigantism/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.