gigantism
- n excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
- n excessive largeness of stature
- His own ideas, in favor of decentralized welfare villages and against gigantism, strike many, including Nehru, as hopelessly unrealistic.
- Now he has produced an abrasive essay in gung-ho gigantism.
- Unlike other previous holders of the title, Bao does not have gigantism, the growth disorder that contributes to extreme height.