英语词汇“progeria”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

progeria

/prə(ʊ)ˈdʒɪərɪə

noun [mass noun] Medicine

A rare syndrome in children characterized by physical symptoms suggestive of premature old age.It is impossible to predict how soon our findings will translate into treatments for children suffering from progeria....

Lerner and his colleagues studied genes in actively dividing cells from young, middle-aged and old patients, and those with progeria, another rare genetic disorder characterized by accelerated aging.
He said about one patient with progeria is born each year in the United States.

Origin

Early 20th century: modern Latin, from Greek progērōs 'prematurely old'.

单词	progeria
释义	progeria /prə(ʊ)ˈdʒɪərɪə / noun [mass noun] Medicine A rare syndrome in children characterized by physical symptoms suggestive of premature old age.It is impossible to predict how soon our findings will translate into treatments for children suffering from progeria.... Lerner and his colleagues studied genes in actively dividing cells from young, middle-aged and old patients, and those with progeria, another rare genetic disorder characterized by accelerated aging. He said about one patient with progeria is born each year in the United States. Origin Early 20th century: modern Latin, from Greek progērōs 'prematurely old'.
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