gigantism

gigantism

美 [dʒaɪ'gæntɪzəm] 　英 [dʒaɪ'gæntɪzəm]

• n.巨人症
• 网络巨大症；巨大畸形；巨大畸形症

英汉双解

英汉解释

n.	1. 巨大,庞大 2. 【医】巨人症,巨大发育,巨大畸形

英英解释

n.	1. excessive growth due to overproduction of growth hormone by the pituitary gland before the end of adolescence 2. the quality or condition of being very large, tall, or bulky

例句

Gigantism has been a common feature of land animals since the beginning of the Jurassic period, more than 200 million years ago.

自两亿多年前的侏儸纪之初，体型巨大就是陆生动物的普遍特点。

IT is often associated wITh pITuITary gigantism.

常伴发脑下垂体巨人症。

The military-industrial complex battens off the gigantism of advanced technology; it is not the ally of communal or organic values.

军事-工业联合体进一步强化了先进技术的复杂度；它绝不是社群或有机价值观的盟友。

However, the technology throws up serious ethical and welfare questions, with evidence of miscarriages, deformities and gigantism.

然而，有证据显示克隆中会出现流产，畸形胎和巨人症等现象，因此克隆技术引发了严肃的道德及福利问题。

GH secreting tumors, which are more common in men, may present with acromegaly in adults and gigantism in children.

生长激素分泌性肿瘤多见于男性，可以出现肢端肥大症（成人）和巨人症（儿童）。

The condition resulting from an excess of pituitary hormones, characterized by gigantism in children and acromegaly in adults.

症垂体荷尔蒙过度引起的状态，特征是小孩巨大畸形，成人患肢端肥大病。

The strongest support for this theory of theropod gigantism comes from what is known about the rise of T. rex, however.

然而，这个兽足类巨大化理论最有力的支持，却来自对霸王龙身世的了解。

Chinese cities also suffer from gigantism. There's this obsession with being as large as possible.

中国的城市也受到大型化趋势的影响，越大越好。

Is there any evolutionary advantage to gigantism?

长成巨无霸有没有演化上的优势？

Diagnosis and treatment of gigantism resulting from pituitary growth hormone adenoma

垂体生长激素腺瘤致巨人症的诊断和治疗

Analysis of related factor on 333 case gigantism and probe of preventive Measure

333例巨大儿相关因素分析及预防措施探讨