# Benjamin Button disease

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Synonym of progeria.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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