"progeria" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 早老症

Definition

早老症是一种罕见的遗传疾病，使儿童在很小的年纪就出现衰老的迹象。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于医学词汇，仅在正式或科学环境下出现。专指哈钦森-吉尔福德早老症，不用于描述一般衰老或其他老年疾病。

Examples

Progeria affects only a very small number of children worldwide.

**早老症**只影响全球极少数儿童。

Children with progeria look older than their real age.

患有**早老症**的儿童看起来比实际年龄更大。

Doctors study progeria to find better treatments.

医生研究**早老症**以寻找更好的治疗方法。

It’s heartbreaking to learn how fast kids with progeria age.

了解到患有**早老症**的孩子衰老得这么快，真的很令人心碎。

I watched a documentary about a teenager living with progeria.

我看了一部关于患有**早老症**青少年的纪录片。

Progeria is so rare that most doctors never see a case in their careers.

**早老症**非常罕见，大多数医生一生都遇不到一个病例。