The condition of accelerated and excessive GROWTH in children or adolescents who are exposed to excess HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE before the closure of EPIPHYSES. It is usually caused by somatotroph hyperplasia or a GROWTH HORMONE-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA. These patients are of abnormally tall stature, more than 3 standard deviations above normal mean height for age.
    

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Royal Aquarium : Chang, the great Chinese giant : just arrived : admission one shilling.

London Pavilion : the Egyptian Giant : every evening.

On exhibition at Sedgwick's Exhibition : the Norfolk Giant :  the largest youth in the world... standing nearly 8 feet in height.

Wachsthum des menschlichen Skeletes : mit Bezug auf den Riesen / von Karl Langer.

South London Palace : Boxing night & every evening / Proprietors, E. Poole & H. Ulph, Jun.

Royal Aquarium : Chang, the great Chinese giant : admission one shilling.

Mohawk Minstrels : Mr. Andrew Bannister, the Mohawks giant... : Little Thomas, the marvellous male soprano / Proprietors, William Francis & Harry Hunter.

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On exhibition at Sedgwick's Exhibition : the Norfolk Giant : the largest youth in the world... standing nearly 8 feet in height.

Wachsthum des menschlichen Skeletes : mit Bezug auf den Riesen / von Karl Langer.

South London Palace : Boxing night & every evening / Proprietors, E. Poole & H. Ulph, Jun.

Royal Aquarium : Chang, the great Chinese giant : admission one shilling.

Mohawk Minstrels : Mr. Andrew Bannister, the Mohawks giant... : Little Thomas, the marvellous male soprano / Proprietors, William Francis & Harry Hunter.