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Excess growth hormone in middle-aged adults causes which disfiguring disorder?
ACretinism
BGraves' disease
CMyxoedema
DAcromegaly
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Acromegaly
Adult over-secretion of growth hormone leads to acromegaly, especially disfiguring the face.
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