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progeria

pro·ger·i·a [ prō jree ə ]


noun 
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premature aging: a rare condition of premature aging that begins in childhood or early adult life and leads to death within a few years

[Early 20th century. < modern Latin< Greek progērōs, literally "aged forward" < gēras "old age"]
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