Definition of "giantism" [giantism]

• The quality or condition of being a giant. (noun)
• See gigantism. (noun)

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• "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)."
• "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)."
• "Some humans, such as the late actor Andre the Giant, develop the opposite disease - acromegaly , which is also known as giantism."