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Acromegaly is a
disorder that
results in
excess growth of
certain parts of the
human body. It is
caused by
excess growth hormone (GH)
after the growth...
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growths on the
pituitary gland.
Gigantism should not be
confused with
acromegaly, the
adult form of the disorder,
characterized by
somatic enlargement...
- Hypersomatotropism, also
known as
acromegaly, is an
endocrine disorder caused by
excessive growth hormone production in cats and dogs. Most
cases of feline...
- 1874 – 26
December 1933) was an
English nurse, who,
after developing acromegaly,
toured the
circus sideshow circuit as "the
ugliest woman in the world"...
- noted.
Acromegaly is a
syndrome that
results when the
anterior pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone (GH).
Approximately 90–95% of
acromegaly cases...
- (8 ft 2.82 in). Kösen's
growth resulted from the
conditions gigantism and
acromegaly,
caused by a
tumour affecting his
pituitary gland. Due to his condition...
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history to have been both a
dwarf and a giant. He is
believed to have had
acromegaly. Adam
Rainer was born in Graz, Austria-Hungary (present day Austria),...
- time in ****an,
doctors first informed Roussimoff that he
suffered from
acromegaly.
Roussimoff next
moved to Montreal,
Canada in 1971,
where he
became an...
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diabetes insipidus caused by a
deficiency of
vasopressin Gigantism and
acromegaly caused by an
excess of
growth hormone in
childhood and adult, respectively...
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potentially have
great upper body strength. It can
sometimes be
found alongside acromegaly (an
enlargement of the
extremities resulting from
excess levels of human...
