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acrogeria (s) (noun), acrogerias (pl)
The premature aging of the skin on the digital extremities accompanied by wrinkling: Acrogeria is a syndrome which occurs early in life, often in early childhood, and can be further described as the skin of the hands or feet becoming fragile and thin.

Acrogeria can also be described as a congenital reduction or loss of subcutaneous (under the skin) fat and collagen of the hands and feet.

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