Benjamin Button disease

English

Etymology

In reference to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, a short story (and later a film) about a man who ages in reverse, from senescence to infancy.

Noun

Benjamin Button disease (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of progeria.
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