progeria /pro·ge·ria/ (-jēr´e-ah) premature old age, a condition occurring in childhood marked by small stature, absence of facial and pubic hair, wrinkled skin, gray hair, and eventual development of atherosclerosis.
progeria
progeria (prōjir´ē
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pro·ge·ri·a (pr -jîr  - )n. A rare congenital childhood disorder marked by gross retardation of growth after the first year and by rapid onset of the physical changes typical of old age, usually resulting in death before age 20. Also called Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome, premature-senility syndrome. |
progeria
[prōjir′ē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, pro + geras, old age
an abnormal congenital condition characterized by premature aging, appearance in childhood of gray hair and wrinkled skin, small stature, absence of pubic and facial hair, and posture and habitus of an aged person. Death usually occurs before 20 years of age. Also called Hutchinson-Gelford syndrome. Compare infantilism.
progeria (prōjir´ē
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Pediatrics A condition characterized by rapid premature aging of childhood onset, in which morbidities usually seen in the elderly–eg, ASHD, CAD, cataracts, wrinkled skin, appear during puberty and death from 'old
age' occurs by age 20 from heart disease or strokes Clinical Growth failure in 1st yr of life; affected children are small and thin with disproportionately large appearing heads, baldness, wizened narrow faces, and aged skin;
congenital progerias–eg, Cockayne syndrome, Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome
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