Term: giantism: excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
Broader: hypertrophy: abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ | Unrelated: threshing: the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw
Broader: hypertrophy: abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ | Unrelated: human immunodeficiency virus: the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells
Broader: hypertrophy: abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ | Unrelated: achira: canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained
Broader: hypertrophy: abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ | Unrelated: sweet william: Eurasian pink widely cultivated for its flat-topped dense clusters of varicolored flowers
Broader: hypertrophy: abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ | Unrelated: ichthyosauria: extinct marine reptiles: ichthyosaurs
Broader: hypertrophy: abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ | Unrelated: jainism: religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism; emphasizes asceticism and immortality and transmigration of the soul; denies existence of a perfect or supreme being
Broader: hypertrophy: abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ | Unrelated: scalper: someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost
Broader: hypertrophy: abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ | Unrelated: khadi: a coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India
Broader: hypertrophy: abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ | Unrelated: trimmer: capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments
Broader: hypertrophy: abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ | Unrelated: densimeter: a measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity