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When one side of the body is bigger than the other, this is indicative of a congenital overgrowth disorder. The name for this condition is hemihypertrophy. The treatment for this disorder is surgery.

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As your blood circulates important nutrients are used up more by one side of your body to help heal or repair in any need nessecsary! Meaning the other side has to wait on the blood nutrients and oxygen to reproduce cells to repair and heal!

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Q: Why is one side of the human body bigger than the other side?
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