Meaning of gigantisms | Babel Free

Definitions

gigantism (excessive growth of an individual's body or body part, usually due to excessive production of growth hormones)

declension-1, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“ja cilvēka augums pārsniedz 2 metrus, runā par gigantismu”

if a person's height excedes 2 meters, one speaks of gigantism

“ja piedzimst bērns, kura hipofīze producē pārāk daudz hormona, tad izveidojas tā sauktais gigantisms... tāds bērns izaug 2 līdz 2,5 m garumam, saglabājot ķermeņa proporcionalitāti”

if a child is born whose pituitary gland produces too much hormone, then occurs the so-called gigantism... such a child grows up to 2 to 2.5m, conserving body proportions

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