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.
Indigo children, according to a pseudo-scientific New Age concept, are children who are believed to possess special, unusual and sometimes supernatural traits or abilities. The idea is based on concepts developed in the 1970s by Nancy Ann Tappe and further developed by Jan Tober and Lee Carroll.ndigo children, according to a pseudo-scientific New Age concept, are children who are believed to possess special, unusual and sometimes supernatural traits or abilities. The idea is based on concepts developed in the 1970s by Nancy Ann Tappe and further developed by Jan Tober and Lee Carroll.