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1. Dwarfism:
-Results from generalized deficiency of Ant. Pit.
Secretion during childhood (GRH, GH, IGF-I)
-Features of the body develop in appropriate
proportion to one another but the rate of
development is greatly reduced
e.g. A child of 10 yrs. Old has a bodily
development of 4-5 yrs. Old