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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread progeria #123502 02/20/2004 8:51 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 The word "egeria" in AWAD Archives reminded me of "progeria" Progeria is a genetic disorder that occurs in children and acts to accelerate the aging process so that children who suffer from it age at five to ten times the normal rate, and usually die of the type of cardiovascular diseases that afflict older people. The reported incidence of the disease is about one in eight million births worldwide. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: progeria #123503 02/21/2004 2:06 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Wasn't there a film with Robin Williams as a boy suffering from this? Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: progeria #123504 02/21/2004 2:30 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear Bingley: I searched for "film Robin Williams progeria" and found confirmation of your conjecture, but I could not copy it to show it here. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: progeria #123505 02/21/2004 6:31 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 771 Portland, Oregon Fiberbabe old hand Fiberbabe old hand Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 771 Portland, Oregon It's called Jack. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116669/ I wasn't too impressed by it as a movie, and it's a fantastical interpretation of progeria ~ more like Big, which I find a preferable watch (as one-word titles go). Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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