Gigantism

Gigantism
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condition in which an animal or plant is far greater than normal in size. Plants are often deliberately bred to increase their size.
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Gigantismo
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Focal gigantism: 1. The excessive growth of a specific body part such as a hand or foot, as with increased blood supply to that part. 2.
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Acromegaly and gigantism
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Acromegaly is a disorder in which the abnormal release of a particular chemical from the pituitary gland in the brain causes increased growth in bone and soft tissue, ...
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Examples of overgrowth syndromes are Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (10% to 20% Wilms' tumor incidence), isolated hemihypertrophy (3% to 5% Wilms' tumor incidence), Perlman syndrome (characterized by fetal gigantism, renal dysplasia, Wilms' tumor, ...
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If this tumor develops before puberty, then the child typically has the following symptoms of giantism (also called gigantism): abnormally rapid growth, unusually tall stature, a very large head, coarse facial features, very large hands and feet, ...
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that can cause increased blood creatinine levels include blockage of the urinary tract (such as by a kidney stone), heart failure, dehydration, excessive blood loss that causes shock, gout, or muscle conditions (such as rhabdomyolysis, gigantism, ...
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SHLOMO MELMED, MD: If the body produces too much growth hormone, prior to the end of our growth phase, then the individual will in fact become a giant and continue to grow and that condition will be termed gigantism.
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When excessive growth hormone is present before puberty it causes rampant growth, or gigantism. It's more common, however, for pituitary tumours to occur in adulthood.
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Acromegaly can occur in children. When it does, it is called gigantism (from the word for giant), because abnormal growth of the long bones of the arms and legs makes the child unusually tall.
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Pituitary adenomas can produce excess growth hormone. This can cause abnormal growth patterns called acromegaly in adults and gigantism in children. Excess growth hormone can increase blood pressure and blood sugar.
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Too little production of this hormone will produce dwarfism; too much results in abnormally enlarged hands, feet, jaw, and possible gigantism.
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There are several different types of malformations and they are named according to which type of blood vessel is predominantly affected. A vascular malformation is also known as lymphangioma, arteriovenous malformations, and vascular gigantism.
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Eulenburg's disease; eulerian; eulerian coordinates; eulerian frame; eulogies; eulytite; eumelanin; eumelanosome; eumenides; eumetria; eumolpus; eumorphism; eumycetes; eumycetozoea; eunoia; eunuch; eunuchism; eunuchoid; eunuchoid gigantism; ...
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