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'''Gigantism''' or '''giantism''', (from [[Greek language|Greek]] ''gigas'', ''gigantas'' "[[wiktionary:giant|giant]]") is a condition characterized by excessive height growth and bigness significantly above [[average height]]. As a medical term, gigantism is rarely used except to refer to the rare condition of pituitary gigantism due to prepubertal [[growth hormone]] excess. There is no precise definition of the degree of height that qualifies a person to be termed a "giant." The term has been typically applied to those whose height is not just in the upper 1% of the population but several [[standard deviation]]s above mean for persons of the same sex, age, and ethnic ancestry. Typical adult heights of Americans of European descent to whom the term might be applied are 2.25 - 2.40 [[metre]]s (7'6" - 8 [[Foot (unit of length)|feet]]). The term is not applied to those whose heights appear to be the healthy result of normal [[genetics]] and nutrition. | '''Gigantism''' or '''giantism''', (from [[Greek language|Greek]] ''gigas'', ''gigantas'' "[[wiktionary:giant|giant]]") is a condition characterized by excessive height growth and bigness significantly above [[average height]]. As a medical term, gigantism is rarely used except to refer to the rare condition of pituitary gigantism due to prepubertal [[growth hormone]] excess. There is no precise definition of the degree of height that qualifies a person to be termed a "giant." The term has been typically applied to those whose height is not just in the upper 1% of the population but several [[standard deviation]]s above mean for persons of the same sex, age, and ethnic ancestry. Typical adult heights of Americans of European descent to whom the term might be applied are 2.25 - 2.40 [[metre]]s (7'6" - 8 [[Foot (unit of length)|feet]]). The term is not applied to those whose heights appear to be the healthy result of normal [[genetics]] and nutrition. | ||
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Overview
Gigantism or giantism, (from Greek gigas, gigantas "giant") is a condition characterized by excessive height growth and bigness significantly above average height. As a medical term, gigantism is rarely used except to refer to the rare condition of pituitary gigantism due to prepubertal growth hormone excess. There is no precise definition of the degree of height that qualifies a person to be termed a "giant." The term has been typically applied to those whose height is not just in the upper 1% of the population but several standard deviations above mean for persons of the same sex, age, and ethnic ancestry. Typical adult heights of Americans of European descent to whom the term might be applied are 2.25 - 2.40 metres (7'6" - 8 feet). The term is not applied to those whose heights appear to be the healthy result of normal genetics and nutrition.
See also
- Acromegaly
- Deep-sea gigantism
- Growth hormone
- Island gigantism
- List of people with gigantism
- List of tall men
- List of tall women
- Local gigantism
- Megafauna
References
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External links
- Acromegaly and Gigantism (very comprehensive article)
- Acromegaly and Gigantism (Image of a patient with macroglossia - enlargement of the tongue)
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- Hoax of Extremely Large Giants Exposed as Untrue
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Acknowledgements
The content on this page was first contributed by: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D.
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