Gigantism
Gigantism (gigantismus; Greek gigas, gigantos - giant, giant; synonym: macrosomia) is a clinical syndrome manifested by unusually high growth (in men over 200 cm, in women over 190 cm) or excessive increase in some parts of the body.
Allocate gigantism:
- acromegalic (acromegalicus) - observed in patients with acromegaly, caused by hyperproduction of growth hormone during puberty;
- internal organs (viscerorum; synonym: splanchnomegaly) - a pathological condition characterized by an excessive increase in the size and mass of internal organs;
- eunuchoid (eunuchoideus) - observed in patients with hypogenitalism, characterized by increased production of gonadotropins, the presence of open growth zones in the joints of the hands, disproportionately long limbs;
- true (verus) - differs in a proportional increase in body size, without the presence of any accompanying pathological manifestations;
- partial (partialis; synonym: partial gigantism) - gigantism of half of the body or its individual parts, caused by neuro-trophic disorders or embryogenesis disorders;
- half (dimidius) - differs in an increase in half of the body;
- cerebral (cerebralis) - gigantism with impaired intelligence, caused by organic damage to the central nervous system.
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