PROGERIA


Meaning of PROGERIA in English

[ prə(ʊ)'dʒɪərɪə ]

■ noun Medicine a rare syndrome in children characterized by physical symptoms suggestive of premature old age.

Origin

early 20th cent.: mod. L., from Gk progērōs 'prematurely old'.

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