1. excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland; [syn: giantism, gigantism, overgrowth]
2. excessive largeness of stature; [syn: gigantism, giantism]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
gigantism
n 1: excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of
growth hormone from the pituitary gland [syn: giantism,
gigantism, overgrowth]
2: excessive largeness of stature [syn: gigantism, giantism]