progeria

[ proh-jeer-ee-uh ]

nounPathology.
  1. a rare congenital abnormality characterized by premature and rapid aging, the affected individual appearing in childhood as an aged person and having a shortened life span.

Origin of progeria

1
1900–05; <New Latin <Greek progḗr(ōs) prematurely old (pro-pro-2 + gêr(as) old age + -ōs adj. suffix) + New Latin -ia-ia

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progeria

/ (prəʊˈdʒɪərɪə) /


noun
  1. med premature old age, a rare condition occurring in children and characterized by small stature, absent or greying hair, wrinkled skin, and other signs of old age

Origin of progeria

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C20: from pro- ² + Greek gēras old age

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