| 释义 |
gi·gan·tism
\jīˈgan.ˌtizəm, jə̇ˈg-, -gaan-, ˈjīˌg-, ˈjīgən.-\ noun
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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary gigant- + -ism
1. : giantism 1
< trade unions are as subject to gigantism and centralization as are the industries to which they are related — Aldous Huxley >
< the tendency toward gigantism in American publishing — Howard M. Jones >
2. : development to abnormally large size from excessive growth of the long bones accompanied by muscular weakness and sexual impotence and usually caused by overactivity of the pituitary gland before normal ossification is complete — compare acromegaly
3. : excessive vegetative growth frequently induced by the use of colchicine that results in the doubling of the number of chromosomes and is often accompanied by the inhibiting of reproduction |