29% got the previous question right. lets get 30% on this one!
3 months ago | 205
"acro from greek 'akros' meaning extreme, mega meaning large, and ly, a suffix meaning condition or state of being. Acromegaly: an extremely large state of being."
3 months ago | 377
My husband and I went almost 2 years getting him diagnosed. Now that the tumors removed, he deals with adrenal insufficiency. I would say the surgery had to be the most terrifying time of his (and my) life. Thankful he is here with me!
3 months ago | 131
My sister has this and it took 7 years for a new doctor to see her for 15mins and finally get diagnosed.
5 days ago | 0
An important distinction to be made; gigantism and acromegaly are identical in etiology but different in symptoms. Gigantism is caused by excessive growth hormone secretion before the closing of growth plates, acromegaly is caused by excessive growth hormone secretion after the closing of growth plates. The former results in excessive growth of the long bones of the body, resulting in extremely large stature, while the latter only causes excessive growth in the extremities (hence the name, acro- = extremity) and not a significant deviation in height. Individuals with gigantism will exhibit symptoms of acromegaly, as those same bones will still be affected by the excessive growth hormones, but acromegaly is not inherently associated with large stature
3 months ago (edited) | 53
Acro from acrobat. Mega as in large. Large acrobat presence in blood.
3 months ago | 56
Gigantism is fascinating, most commonly Acromegaly but there are other cases of people well over 7 feet with no disorder although extremely rare (Wilt Chamberlain, Angus MacAskill) One specific case is particularly remarkable Adam Rainer who lived until 18 as a dwarf, 4 foot 8 but then suddenly grew to 7 foot 8 from Acromegaly
3 months ago | 57
Had a friend with this, he was 6’8” in 7th grade. Hope your knees are ok ken
3 months ago | 3
I knew this one because it was a contributing factor to André the Giant’s death
3 months ago | 159
I love these little pop quizzes, I’m in nursing school and the little confidence boost it gives me now that I’m starting to answer them correctly more often makes my day!
3 months ago | 17
I somehow remembered it from reading up on Robert Wadlow. I remember random trivia facts but not appointments, birthdays or names. It is maddening.
3 months ago | 5
my boyfriend suffered from this. he had to undergo two rounds of brain surgery to remove a 3 centimeter long tumor from his pituitary gland. All glory be to God that he made a full recovery
3 months ago | 4
My great grandpa had that He was 7'4" tall. He died in his 50's
3 months ago | 3
My grandpa had it pretty much his entire life - we all used to talk about how massive his hands/fingers were, and ask to compare our hands with his and just stare in awe at the difference. I think originally it was something he was self conscious about, but after years if ceaseless admiration and reverence from his grandkids about how cool it was he at least stopped being embarrassed by their size. It was wild, too, because of our family members, he's still remembered as being the most skilled and proficient with fine motor tasks like electrical wiring or repairing watches. RIP, Pups <3
3 months ago | 6
These quizzes are so fun, I would play a game like this for hours if you made one
3 months ago | 7
My grandma had this. I thought she looked wonderful, but she had big hands, feet, facial features. Then I saw her astonishingly beautiful pictures from when she was young. Big difference
3 months ago | 3
I know this because I’m worried that I might have it. My bones are still growing. 🙃 They found an empty sella in my brain, but no real diagnosis for any condition. I have so many autoimmune disorder symptoms it’s ridiculous
3 months ago | 0
Andre Rene Roussimoff had this illness back in the time when there wasn't a surgical intervention for the ailment. When he was 12 he was 6'3". He became a pro-wrestler at 18, and was known to drink copious amounts of alcohol to cope with taking bumps and traveling around the world despite the world not being made for someone who was 7' tall. Several of his co-workers would say Andre would routinely polish off in excess of 120 beers. One account has him finishing 12 bottles of Pouilly-Fuissé wine during a 3 hour bus trip. Andre's appetite matched his copious drinking, with him eating 12 sixteen ounce steaks and 15 lobsters at one meal with his traveling partner. Andre only made it to age 46, the acromegaly, his career and how he coped with it all took a toll on his heart which caused it to fail.
3 months ago | 2
Chubbyemu
A man has a tumor that won't stop secreting Growth Hormone. What disease does he have?
3 months ago | [YT] | 5,006