Multiple Choice
Hypersecretion of hGH that causes overgrowth of the hands and feet, abnormal thickening of the bones of the face, and excessive overgrowth of soft tissue, occurring after puberty, is called
A) acromegaly.
B) gigantism.
C) cretinism.
D) all of the above.
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