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Pituitary gigantism is the condition caused by excessive growth hormone before the fusion of the epiphyseal plates which occurs at the end of puberty, while acromegaly is the condition of excessive growth hormone after the fusion of the eipphyseal plates.
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∙ 11y agoHyper- means the upper extreme of something, while hypo- means the lower end. For example, hypothermia is being too cold while hyper- is too hot.
This would mean gigantism would be caused by the hypersecretion of hormones, as too many are secreted and the effect is too large, if you'll pardon the pun.
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