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Gigantism vs Colossal - What's the difference?

gigantism | colossal |

As a noun gigantism

is the quality or state of being gigantic; being of abnormally large size.

As an adjective colossal is

extremely large or on a great scale.

gigantism

English

Noun

  • The quality or state of being gigantic; being of abnormally large size.
  • A condition where there is over-production of growth hormone by the pituitary gland in a child before the bone growth plates close, resulting in excessive long bone growth, accompanied by muscular weakness and sexual impotence.

    • Synonyms

    * giantism * macrosomia

    See also

    * acromegaly English words suffixed with -ism

    colossal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Extremely large or on a great scale.
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    Synonyms

    * (extremely large) enormous, giant, gigantic, immense, prodigious, vast * See also

    Related terms

    * colosseum * ----