29% got the previous question right. lets get 30% on this one!
5 months ago | 204
"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."
5 months ago | 378
I knew this one because it was a contributing factor to André the Giant’s death
5 months ago | 159
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!
5 months ago | 131
Had a friend with this, he was 6’8” in 7th grade. Hope your knees are ok ken
5 months ago | 3
Acro from acrobat. Mega as in large. Large acrobat presence in blood.
5 months ago | 56
I somehow remembered it from reading up on Robert Wadlow. I remember random trivia facts but not appointments, birthdays or names. It is maddening.
5 months ago | 5
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
5 months ago (edited) | 53
These quizzes are so fun, I would play a game like this for hours if you made one
5 months ago | 7
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
5 months ago | 6
My sister has this and it took 7 years for a new doctor to see her for 15mins and finally get diagnosed.
2 months ago | 0
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
5 months ago | 3
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
5 months ago | 57
Chubbyemu
A man has a tumor that won't stop secreting Growth Hormone. What disease does he have?
5 months ago | [YT] | 5,019