gigantisms
Conditions causing enormity
Gigantisms is the plural of gigantism, a condition of abnormal largeness.
In medicine, gigantism refers to excessive growth caused by overproduction of growth hormone, typically from a pituitary tumor, resulting in unusual height.
More broadly, gigantism describes any tendency toward extreme size: the gigantisms of American architecture, corporate gigantisms that stifle competition.
Hormone-driven adult enlargement
- pituitaryBrain-base hormone gland
- growth hormonePituitary signal for development
- adenomaBenign epithelial tumor
- overgrowthUncontrolled plant expansion
endocrine · hypersecretion · tumor · glandular · soft tissue · metabolic · diagnosis · treatment
Species over 44 kilograms
- insularNarrow in outlook
- evolutionaryPertaining to gradual biological change
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- oversizedExceeding typical dimensions
colossal · prehistoric · megalodon · sauropod · titan · ecosystem · specimen · flora
Aesthetic of imposing scale
- colossalExtremely large in scale
- megalithicOf giant stone construction
- pyramidsApex-topped geometric solids
- skyscrapersExtremely tall urban buildings
ziggurat · oversized · grandeur · imposing · massive · scale · brutalism · statuary
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
- GargantuaSatirical novel's giant king
- BrobdingnagImaginary land of giants
- SwiftMoving with great speed
grotesque · absurdist · fantastical · tall tale · Paul Bunyan · folklore · mythology · titans
acromegaly
Hormone-driven adult enlargement
- pituitaryBrain-base hormone gland
- growth hormonePituitary signal for development
- adenomaBenign epithelial tumor
overgrowth · endocrine · hypersecretion · tumor · glandular · soft tissue · metabolic · diagnosis · treatment · syndrome
megafauna
Species over 44 kilograms
- insularNarrow in outlook
- evolutionaryPertaining to gradual biological change
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
oversized · colossal · prehistoric · megalodon · sauropod · titan · ecosystem · specimen · flora · fauna
monumentalism
Aesthetic of imposing scale
- colossalExtremely large in scale
- megalithicOf giant stone construction
- pyramidsApex-topped geometric solids
skyscrapers · ziggurat · oversized · grandeur · imposing · massive · scale · brutalism · statuary · Colossus
hyperbole
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
- GargantuaSatirical novel's giant king
- BrobdingnagImaginary land of giants
Swift · grotesque · absurdist · fantastical · tall tale · Paul Bunyan · folklore · mythology · titans · giants
gigantismsminiaturism
Making things extremely small
diminutiveness · tininess · minuteness · smallness · minimalism