Acromegaly is a condition caused by prolonged exposure to excessive human growth hormone in adults.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple authoritative medical sources including Mayo Clinic, NIH/NIDDK, and NCBI StatPearls, consistent with standard medical consensus.
Sources
- M0003815: Skeleton of Charles Byrne, known as "the Irish Giant" | Wellcome Collection (wellcomecollection.org)
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/acromegaly/symptoms-causes/syc-20351222 (mayoclinic.org)
- https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/endocrine-diseases/acromegaly (niddk.nih.gov)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507815/ (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)