English

Noun

gigantisms

1. plural of gigantism

Latvian

Gigantisms

Etymology

From gigants ‎(“giant”) +‎ -isms.

Pronunciation

Noun

gigantisms m (1st declension)

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

   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

Declension

Related terms

• gigants
• gigantisks