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noun
An extremely rare genetic condition wherein symptoms resembling aspects of aging are manifested at an early age.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a rare abnormality marked by premature aging (grey hair and wrinkled skin and stooped posture) in a child
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: abnormality, abnormalcy
History
From Ancient Greek προγήρως (progḗrōs, “prematurely old”) + -ia.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
