PROGERIA


Meaning of PROGERIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ prō-ˈjir-ē-ə ]

noun

Date: 1904

: a rare genetic disorder of childhood marked by slowed physical growth and characteristic signs (as baldness, wrinkled skin, and atherosclerosis) of rapid aging with death usually occurring around puberty

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.