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Mark the odd one out in the following :
Mark the odd one out in the following :
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The correct option is C Dwarfism
Over-secretion of GH stimulates abnormal growth of the body leading to gigantism and low secretion of GH results in stunted growth resulting in pituitary dwarfism. Growth hormone deficiency (GHD), also known as dwarfism or pituitary dwarfism, is a condition caused by insufficient amounts of growth hormone in the body.
While goiter, cretinism and myxoedema all belongs to thyroid gland diseases.
Myxedema is another term for severely advanced hypothyroidism. It's a condition that occurs when a person's body doesn't produce enough thyroid hormone.
Cretinism is a disease caused by hypothyroidism.This leads to impaired development of the growing fetus and leads to mental retardation and stunted growth.
A goiter is an enlarged thyroid gland that causes the neck to swell.
Over-secretion of GH stimulates abnormal growth of the body leading to gigantism and low secretion of GH results in stunted growth resulting in pituitary dwarfism. Growth hormone deficiency (GHD), also known as dwarfism or pituitary dwarfism, is a condition caused by insufficient amounts of growth hormone in the body.
While goiter, cretinism and myxoedema all belongs to thyroid gland diseases.
Myxedema is another term for severely advanced hypothyroidism. It's a condition that occurs when a person's body doesn't produce enough thyroid hormone.
Cretinism is a disease caused by hypothyroidism.This leads to impaired development of the growing fetus and leads to mental retardation and stunted growth.
A goiter is an enlarged thyroid gland that causes the neck to swell.
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