Definitions for "Gigantism"
Condition in which the body or a body part grows excessively, sometimes due to an overactive pituitary gland.
excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
excessive largeness of stature
Animals or plants that are far greater in size than normal. For example, on some islands animals become huge, such as the moas of New Zealand, the dodo of Mauritius, the elephant birds of Madagascar, the marine iguanas of the Galapagos Islands, or the Komodo Dragon of the Indonesian Komodo Island. It may be that the islands are free from predators and thus, the prey no longer need to be agile to escape predation, but gigantism may also result from abundant food or reduced competition.
Keywords:  acromegaly, grow, big, disorder, parts
Disorder in which the body and body parts grow too big (acromegaly)