What is Gigantism?
'''Gigantism''', also known as '''giantism''', is a condition when growth and height are much above [[average]]. Overactivity of growth [[hormone]] during childhood causes this condition in humans.<ref>{{DorlandsDict|four/000044375|Gigantism}}</ref> The growth hormone is one of the hormones that is released from the interior pituitary gland. If a person has been exposed to very high level of growth hormones before their growth plates have merged during childhood for example, this can be lead to the condition of gigantism. ==Related pages== *[[Acromegaly]] *[[Deep-sea gigantism]] *[[Growth hormone]] *[[Island gigantism]] *[[Marfan Syndrome]] *[[Dwarfism]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Growth disorders]] [[Category:Neuroendocrinology]]