Each of these options has a pair of diseases where one of these diseases is caused due to hypersecretion of a hormone while the other one is caused due to hyposecretion of the same hormone. Which one does not have this kind of pair?

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Each of these options has a pair of diseases where one of these diseases is caused due to hypersecretion of a hormone while the other one is caused due to hyposecretion of the same hormone. Which one does not have this kind of pair? (A) Acromegaly and Dwarfism (B) Myxoedema and Thyrotoxicosis (C) Hypoglycaemia and Hyperglycaemia (D) Tetanus and Tetany

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Acromegaly is caused due to hypersecretion of growth hormone while dwarfism is caused due to deficiency of growth hormone. Myxoedema is caused due to hyposecretion of thyroid hormone while thyrotoxicosis is caused due to hypersecretion of thyroid hormone. Hypoglycaemia is caused due to increased insulin while hyperglycaemia is caused due to decrease in insulin. Tetany is caused due to deficiency of parathyroid hormone and tetanus is caused due to a bacterium Clostridium tetani.

Q. Each of these options has a pair of diseases where one of these diseases is caused due to hypersecretion of a hormone while the other one is caused due to hyposecretion of the same hormone. Which one does not have this kind of pair?

Acromegaly and Dwarfism

Myxoedema and Thyrotoxicosis

Hypoglycaemia and Hyperglycaemia

Tetanus and Tetany