progeria
pronunciation
How to pronounce progeria in British English:
UK [prəʊ'dʒɪərɪə]
How to pronounce progeria in American English:
US [proʊ'dʒɪrɪr]
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- Noun:
- a rare abnormality marked by premature aging (gray hair and wrinkled skin and stooped posture) in a child
Word Origin
- progeria (n.)
- 1902, Modern Latin, from Greek progeros "prematurely old;" from pro- (see pro-) + geras "old man" (see geriatric) + abstract noun ending -ia.