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单词 Werner's syndrome
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Definition of Werner's syndrome in English:

Werner's syndrome

nounˈvɛː-ˈwəːnəzˈwərnərz ˌsindrōm
mass nounMedicine
  • A rare hereditary syndrome causing rapid premature ageing, susceptibility to cancer, and other disorders.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Cells taken from patients with Werner's syndrome, who show an acceleration of many features of normal aging, make significantly fewer divisions in culture than normal cells.
    • Dr Faragher and his colleagues have been searching for clues in people with Werner's syndrome, a disease in which ageing is speeded up by a faulty gene, causing sufferers to die in their forties with the bodies of centenarians.

Origin

1930s: named after Carl O. Werner (1879–1936), German physician.

 
 

Definition of Werner's syndrome in US English:

Werner's syndrome

nounˈwərnərz ˌsindrōm
Medicine
  • A rare hereditary syndrome causing rapid premature aging, susceptibility to cancer, and other disorders.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Cells taken from patients with Werner's syndrome, who show an acceleration of many features of normal aging, make significantly fewer divisions in culture than normal cells.
    • Dr Faragher and his colleagues have been searching for clues in people with Werner's syndrome, a disease in which ageing is speeded up by a faulty gene, causing sufferers to die in their forties with the bodies of centenarians.

Origin

1930s: named after Carl O. Werner (1879–1936), German physician.

 
 
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