NOUN
- excessive largeness of stature
- excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
How To Use giantism In A Sentence
- On the other hand he excuses Wilde's perversion as pathological, as hereditary "giantism," and so lightens the darkest shadows just as he has toned down the lights. Oscar Wilde, Volume 2 (of 2) His Life and Confessions
- giantism" - since any further and large assumption of added power would bring about one entity of even more menacing size than now ... Rough Type: Nicholas Carr's Blog
- What else is such constructive enormity but 'giantism'? Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 1 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome
- Besides outlining the problem - basically "giantism" as the enemy of local communities - the authors suggest a number of practical steps to achieve their vision. Archive 2005-09-01
- You know that there is a disease called giantism, caused by 'a certain morbid process in the sphenoid bone of the skull -- viz., an excessive development of the anterior lobe of the pituitary body '(this is from the nearest encyclopedia). Oscar Wilde, Volume 2 (of 2) His Life and Confessions
- Doctors say his son's growth was natural, and not the result of a condition such as giantism or acromegaly, caused by too much growth hormone.
- An editorial in the Johannesburg-based weekly Mail and Guardian newspaper said South Africa's economic "giantism" was resented in ANC Daily News Briefing
- Some humans, such as the late actor Andre the Giant, develop the opposite disease - acromegaly , which is also known as giantism. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
- Presumably their giantism is relevant to their ground nesting behavior.
- You know that there is a disease called giantism, caused by ‘a certain morbid process in the sphenoid bone of the skull — viz., an excessive development of the anterior lobe of the pituitary body’ (this is from the nearest encyclopedia). Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions
