1·In children who are still growing, too much growth hormone can cause a condition called gigantism that leads to an abnormal increase in height as well as excess bone growth.
在生长发育期的儿童,过多的生长激素可导致称为巨人症的疾病,表现为身材异常高大,同时伴有过度骨生长。
2·People who have acromegaly or gigantism (also called giantism) will grow very tall, usually because of problems with their pituitary glands and an overabundance of.
那些有肢端肥大症或者巨人症(也称为“巨大症”)的人会长得非常高,这通常是由于他们的脑垂体出了问题,成长激素过多。
3·The implacable proof of gigantism invites viewers to immerse themselves in the world of the media and its images.
这种不容置疑的巨人症使观众被浸没在媒体和图像的世界之中。
4·Joelison Fernandes da Silva, 28, developed gigantism as a child and his rapidly soaring height forced him to drop out of school due to bullying and then refuse to leave the family house for years.
今年28岁的乔尔森·费尔南德斯·德·席尔瓦自幼患有巨人症,疯长的身高让他在学校备受欺凌,他因此辍学并多年呆在家中不愿出门。
5·But other than rare mutations that result in dwarfism or gigantism, scientists have had little success identifying genes that govern stature.
但除了那些能导致侏儒症和巨人症的基因突变,科学家们很难确定导致正常人身高差异的具体基因片断。