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gigantism

Wikidata · Retrieved 2026-10-13

Human disease which causes the body to grow abnormally large. Wikidata entity Q501829; linked MeSH descriptor D005877. Includes multilingual names and external identifier mappings.

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Reference details

Wikidata entity
Q501829
Revision
2551020470
MeSH
D005877
UMLS
C0017547
ICD-10
E22.0; E34.4

Entity description

human disease which causes the body to grow abnormally large

Names in different languages

en: gigantism zh: 巨人症 zh-hans: 巨人症 ja: 巨人症 es: gigantismo fr: gigantisme de: Riesenwuchs pt: gigantismo ar: عملقة ru: гигантизм

English alternative names

giantism anterior pituitary hyperfunction pituitary gigantism infantile and juvenile forms of acromegaly hypophyseal gigantism

Identifier mapping

MeSH: D005877 UMLS: C0017547 ICD-10: E22.0; E34.4

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Source date: 2026-09-29T22:00:25Z. Retrieved: 2026-10-13. Text has been organized for reading; this import has not been independently reviewed by a clinician. It is not individualized medical advice.

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