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Acromegaly is a growth disorder that causes facial features to thicken?
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What causes large hands and feet in adults?
Overproduction of growth hormone (somatotropin) causes a disorder characterized by disproportionate over growth of bone, specifically in the skull, jaw, feet and hands. This disorder is called acromegaly
What are some causes of acromegaly?
Acromegaly is caused by prolonged overproduction of GH by the pituitary gland.
What causes hands and jaw to grow large?
Acromegaly
What is the causes of acromegaly?
Acromegaly is a disease caused by an abnormal increase in growth hormones after puberty. The bones get thicker, and the lips, nose, jaw, and tongue get larger. Life expectancy is generally shorter in people with acromegaly than in those without. Acromegaly is usually caused by a tumor of the pituitary gland. It is usually treated by surgical resection and radiation therapy, but tumors often reoccur.
What Food Ingredient causes cheese sauce to thicken?
Either it is the evaporation of the water from the cheese that thickens, however usually flour is added that causes it to thicken as with other sauces.
What causes the milk to thicken and form curds?
Enzymes such as "rennet".
What type of mental illness causes hallucinations?
Hallucinations can be present in psychotic disorders (schizophrenia, schizo-affective disorder, etc. ), bipolar disorder, major depression with psychotic features, delirium, or dementia.
What is the meaning of curdle?
To change into curd; to coagulate; as, rennet causes milk to curdle., To thicken; to congeal., To change into curd; to cause to coagulate., To congeal or thicken.
What will over mixing do to the batter?
it causes the molecules in the batter to thicken and become heavier
Why does a womens uterus thicken?
Progestrone causes the uterine lining to thicken in preparation of a fertilized egg. If no egg is fertilized, the thick lining is shed as a menstrual cycle.
What is an X-linked disorder that causes malformation of the skull?
An x linked disorder that causes malformattion of the skull is
Is metabolism disorder causes vitiligo?
NO metabolism disorder is not cuases vitiligo.
