GENERAL ANATOMY
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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dwarfism
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cretinism
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acromegaly
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gigantism
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Detailed explanation-1: -Growth hormone deficiency (GHD), also known as dwarfism or pituitary dwarfism, is a condition caused by insufficient amounts of growth hormone in the body. Children with GHD have abnormally short stature with normal body proportions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Restricted growth, sometimes known as dwarfism, is a condition characterised by unusually short height. There are 2 main types of restricted growth: proportionate short stature (PSS) – a general lack of growth in the body, arms and legs.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dwarfism is when a person is short in stature because of their genes or a medical reason. It’s defined by the advocacy groups Little People of the World Organization (LPOTW) and Little People of America (LPA) as an adult height of 4 feet 10 inches or under, as a result of a medical or genetic condition.
Detailed explanation-4: -The three most common types of skeletal dysplasias are achondroplasia, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita, and diastrophic dysplasia.
Detailed explanation-5: -Short-trunk dwarfism: The torso is shortened when compared with the limbs. Short-limb dwarfism: The limbs are shortened when compared with the trunk.