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To: Wolfstar

Acromeglia....Lurch (Ted Cassidy)...Andre the Giant for example.

Have a buddy from back home affected...also has an severely enlarged heart..


83 posted on 03/17/2006 3:01:16 PM PST by joesnuffy (A camel once bit our sister..but we knew just what to do...we gathered rocks and squashed her!)
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To: joesnuffy
Acromeglia

Thanks for telling us the name of the condition. Re your buddy -- a severely enlarged heart is one of the effects of the condition. It's really a tragic thing.

87 posted on 03/17/2006 3:06:43 PM PST by Wolfstar (There is no death, though eyes grow dim. There is no fear when I'm near to Him.)
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To: joesnuffy

It is not acromeglia. Acromeglia is a condition where the hands, feet, head keep growing after the epiphyseal plates are closed. In other words, the body parts grow thicker,not longer. The person doesn't become taller due to acromegly..

This lady in the pic has giantism. Sometimes it is simpler than you think.


104 posted on 03/17/2006 4:02:40 PM PST by GWfan
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