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Pages in category "People with acromegaly" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Afeez Agoro;
People with acromegaly (1 C, 25 P) Pages in category "People with gigantism" The following 93 pages are in this category, out of 93 total.
Acromegaly is a disorder that results in excess growth of certain parts of the human body. It is caused by excess growth hormone (GH) after the growth plates have closed. The initial symptom is typically enlargement of the hands and feet. [ 3 ]
Eddie Carmel (born Oded Ha-Carmeili, Hebrew: עודד הכרמלי; March 16, 1936 – August 14, 1972) was an American entertainer, born in British Mandate Palestine (later the State of Israel) with gigantism and subsequent acromegaly resulting from a pituitary adenoma. He was popularly known as "The Jewish Giant", "The Happy Giant," and "The ...
Last Mexican governor of California; suffered from Acromegaly between at least 1847 to 1858, followed by selective pituitary tumor apoplexy with reversal of all tumor manifestations and survival to 1894 Growth hormone–secreting pituitary adenoma with apoplexy 1847–1894 [214] Arlen Specter: 1930–2012 United States Senator from Pennsylvania —
Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940), also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, was an American man.He is the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence.
Harry Wilson (22 November 1897 – 6 September 1978) was a British character actor who appeared in over 300 films [citation needed] from 1928 to 1965 and proudly proclaimed himself "Hollywood's ugliest man".
After his teacher training, McCarthy appeared in repertory theatre in Oxford, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and in the West End. [11]McCarthy's film credits include memorable roles as Welsh soldier Private Thomas in Zulu (1964), as Sergeant Jock McPherson in Where Eagles Dare (1967), as Gates in The Ruffians (1973), as the villain Calibos in Clash of the Titans (1981) and as a robber in ...