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 | | August 14 1972) was a well-known sufferer of acromegaly, a disorder of the pituitary gland, caused in his case by a tumor of the gland, which, untreated, causes uncontrolled growth. |
 | | Popularly known as "The Jewish Giant", Carmel was billed at the height of 8 ft 9 in (268 cm), though he may have more realistically been around 7 ft 6 ¾ in. |
 | | At the time of his death at age 36, he had dropped down to 7 ft 0 in tall, due to kyphoscoliosis (curvature of the spine, a mixture of scoliosis, and kyphosis, meaning hunchback). |
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