a rare abnormality marked by premature aging (grey hair and wrinkled skin and stooped posture) in a child
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progeria
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Editorial note
Why did they use the mice with the progeria gene?
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Quick take
a rare abnormality marked by premature aging (grey hair and wrinkled skin and stooped posture) in a child
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Definitions
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noun
a rare abnormality marked by premature aging (grey hair and wrinkled skin and stooped posture) in a child
Example sentences
Why did they use the mice with the progeria gene?
Remember that disease called 'progeria', where a young person ages physically to be old in like 20 years?
So its more a treatment for progeria than general aging reversal
" was "Caillou can't grow hair, not because he has cancer or progeria, but because he sucks, and even his own body recognizes that he does not deserve hair or food or love.
Pop-science-journalism headline is predictably overblown... I guess "scientists reduce impact of progeria in mice" doesn't have the same ring to it.
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How do you use progeria in a sentence?
Why did they use the mice with the progeria gene?
What does progeria mean?
a rare abnormality marked by premature aging (grey hair and wrinkled skin and stooped posture) in a child
What part of speech is progeria?
progeria is commonly used as noun.