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'Acromegaly' is the secretion of HGH by pituitary glands.
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Ruehl Fact: Acromegaly brought on by experiments in gigantism afflicted a scientist Leo G.
Dr. Franklin Ruehl, Ph.D.: Intriguing Factoids From the Horror/Sci-Fi/Mystery Genre Ph.D. Dr. Franklin Ruehl 2011
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Ruehl Fact: Acromegaly brought on by experiments in gigantism afflicted a scientist Leo G.
Dr. Franklin Ruehl, Ph.D.: Intriguing Factoids From the Horror/Sci-Fi/Mystery Genre Ph.D. Dr. Franklin Ruehl 2011
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Acromegaly results when the pituitary releases too much growth hormone, often because of a benign tumor.
Man with hormonal condition gets strength through Internet links 2010
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I have just discovered that I may have Acromegaly ... so you have nothing to worry about.
Its A Grand Old Name Newmania 2007
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Acromegaly is distinguished from osteitis deformans in that it is limited to hypertrophy of the hands, feet, and face, and it usually begins earlier.
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They call attention to the striking resemblance to acromegaly of the disproportionate growth of the boy at adolescence, which corresponds so well to Marie's terse description of this disease: "The disease manifests itself by preference in the bones of the extremities and in the extremities of the bones," and conclude with this rather striking and aphoristic proposition: "Acromegaly is gigantism of the adult; gigantism is acromegaly of adolescence."
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Acromegaly is a term introduced by Marie, and signifies large extremities.
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Acromegaly is distinguished from osteitis deformans in that it is limited to hypertrophy of the hands, feet, and face, and it usually begins earlier.
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Acromegaly is a term introduced by Marie, and signifies large extremities.
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