An orphan disease is defined as a condition that affects fewer than 200,000 people nationwide. This includes diseases as familiar as cystic fibrosis, Lou Gehrig's disease, and Tourette's syndrome, and as unfamiliar as Hamburger disease, Job syndrome, and acromegaly, or gigantism..
prodâ¢iâ¢gy. 1. a person, esp. a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability: a musical prodigy. 2. something that excites wonder or amazement.3. something abnormal or monstrous.4. Archaic. something regarded as of prophetic significance.rodâ¢iâ¢gy. 1. a person, esp. a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability: a musical prodigy. 2. something that excites wonder or amazement. 3. something abnormal or monstrous. 4. Archaic. something regarded as of prophetic significance.
Test format[edit] The WISC is one test in a suite of Wechsler intelligence scales. Subjects 16 and over are tested with the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), and children ages three years to seven years and three months are tested with the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI).