"progeria" in Chinese (Traditional)
早老症
Definition
早老症是一種罕見的遺傳疾病,使兒童在很小的年紀就出現衰老的徵象。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
屬於醫學用語,幾乎只在正式和科學場合使用。專指哈欽森-吉爾福德早老症,不代表一般老化或其他老年性疾病。
Examples
Progeria affects only a very small number of children worldwide.
**早老症**隻影響全球極少數兒童。
Children with progeria look older than their real age.
患有**早老症**的兒童看起來比實際年齡更大。
Doctors study progeria to find better treatments.
醫生研究**早老症**以尋找更好的治療方法。
It’s heartbreaking to learn how fast kids with progeria age.
得知患有**早老症**的孩子衰老得這麼快,真的令人心痛。
I watched a documentary about a teenager living with progeria.
我看了一部關於患有**早老症**青少年的紀錄片。
Progeria is so rare that most doctors never see a case in their careers.
**早老症**非常罕見,大多數醫生一輩子都遇不到一例。