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Hypersecretion of growth hormone after normal growth has ceased may cause

acromegaly

achondroplastic dwarfism

pituitary dwarfism

gigantism

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gigantism

Step-by-step explanation:

The growth hormone is responsible for stimulating normal growth in humans or in other words, stimulating growth at a normal pace. To do this, the growth hormone must be released in optimal quantities, however, an hypersecretion i.e. excessive release of the hormone will cause a fast and uncontrollable growth in certain regions of their body or the whole.

This abnormal excessive growth caused by an excessive release of the growth hormone is called GIGANTISM. Gigantism occurs mostly in children at their growing phase.