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Name the diseases that occur due to excess secretion of following hormones :
(i) Growth hormone (ii) Cortisol (iii) Aldosterone (iv) Sex corticoids (v) Thyroid hormones

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(i) Gigantism, Acromegaly (ii) Cushing's syndrome (iii) Aldosteronism (iv) Adrenal virilism (v) Grave's disease (Exophthalamic goitre).
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