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Hypersecretion of human growth hormone by the pituitary before puberty resulting in abnormal and accelerated growth is called?
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∙ 13y ago
Gigantism results from an overproduction of growth hormone before puberty. This came from the Essentail of Human Diseases and Conditions 4th Edition text book pg 160-161
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