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Do bones thicken and elongate in adults?

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They might thicken a little bit depending on how you use your body.
In normal adults, they dont elongate after you hit around 20, and if so only a tiny bit.

Certain conditions can cause growth throughout ones entire life, of which is then concidered to be short, because the body cant keep up with it.
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