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  2. Gigantism - Wikipedia

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    Gigantism (Greek: γίγας, gígas, "giant", plural γίγαντες, gígantes), also known as giantism, is a condition characterized by excessive growth and height significantly above average.

  3. Body hair - Wikipedia

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    Vellus hair grows on the chest and abdomen of both sexes at all stages of development. During the final stages of puberty and extending into adulthood, men grow increasing amounts of terminal hair over the chest and abdomen areas. Adult women can also grow terminal hairs around the areola, though in many cultures these hairs are removed.

  4. Development of the human body - Wikipedia

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    The germinal stage refers to the time from fertilization, through the development of the early embryo, up until implantation. The germinal stage is over at about 10 days of gestation. [2] The zygote contains a full complement of genetic material with all the biological characteristics of a single human being, and develops into the embryo.

  5. 85 Before And After Pics That Prove A Hair Makeover Can ... - AOL

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    We also spoke to Ronel van Vollenhoven, founder and Master Stylist of At Stylar to get some insight into the do's and don'ts of drastic hair makeovers. #1 Spent Over 2 Years Growing My Hair.

  6. Human hair growth - Wikipedia

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    Scalp hair was reported to grow between 0.6 cm and 3.36 cm per month. The growth rate of scalp hair somewhat depends on age (hair tends to grow more slowly with age), sex, and ethnicity. [ 3 ] Thicker hair (>60 μm) grows generally faster (11.4 mm per month) than thinner (20–30 μm) hair (7.6 mm per month).

  7. Feminizing hormone therapy - Wikipedia

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    Bone density continue to grow and change over time. Significant changes to bone structure have been observed, [ 280 ] [ 281 ] [ 282 ] and transgender women have statistically poorer bone health even before beginning the transition process, possibly due to a lack of physical exercise [ 283 ] or other risk factors such as low vitamin D, eating ...

  8. Preferred walking speed - Wikipedia

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    Commonly, individuals place some value on their time. Economic theory therefore predicts that value-of-time is a key factor influencing preferred walking speed.. Levine and Norenzayan (1999) measured preferred walking speeds of urban pedestrians in 31 countries and found that walking speed is positively correlated with the country's per capita GDP and purchasing power parity, as well as with a ...

  9. Leg hair - Wikipedia

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    Leg hair is hair that grows on the legs of humans, generally appearing after the onset of puberty.For aesthetic reasons and for some sports, people shave, wax, epilate, or use hair removal creams to remove the hair from their legs: see leg shaving.