noun
- Plural of gigantism; instances or conditions of abnormal growth to gigantic size, especially in organisms or body parts.
- Plural of gigantism; excessive or disproportionate enlargement or development in scale, scope, or ambition.
Usage: Medical/biological term; Plural form
Usage: Figurative use
Examples
- The endocrinologist studied various gigantisms caused by pituitary hormone imbalances.
- Several gigantisms of prehistoric insects have been documented in the fossil record.
- The architect criticized the gigantisms of modern corporate buildings.
- Medical literature describes multiple gigantisms affecting different species.
- The patient's condition was one of the rarest gigantisms ever recorded.
- Evolutionary biologists debate the causes of gigantisms in extinct megafauna.