Proteus syndrome
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Mr Merrick, who was from Leicester, is thought to have had a condition called Proteus syndrome which can cause tissue to overgrow.
From BBC • Jul. 31, 2021
The second half veers sharply into the real, as the narrator’s infant niece, stricken with the genetic disorder Proteus syndrome, becomes the sun around which her family revolves.
From Slate • Feb. 10, 2021
When the baby is diagnosed with the probably lethal Proteus syndrome, it occurs to the protagonist that she actually may have been “wasting her time.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2021
A sister was diagnosed with Proteus syndrome, which causes physical abnormalities, and a brother disappeared at sea.
From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2019
John Hurt sat for seven to eight hours to transform into John Merrick, the real-life Leicester-born man who had Proteus syndrome, which caused him to develop severe deformities.
From The Guardian • Apr. 7, 2017
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