Ehlers-Danlos syndrome facts. Ehlers-Danlos syndromes are a group of disorders which share common features including easy bruising, joint hypermobility (loose joints), skin that stretches easily (skin hyperelasticity or laxity), and weakness of tissues.
Definition of metamorphism. : a change in the constitution of rock; specifically : a pronounced change effected by pressure, heat, and water that results in a more compact and more highly crystalline condition.
Metamorphic Rocks are rocks that have changed form due to heat and pressure. Metamorphic comes from the Greek words meta and morph. Meta means change and morph means form. So we get metamorphic meaning to change form. Metamorphic rocks were once sedimentary, igneous or even other metamorphic rocks that have been changed by heat and pressure. There are three kinds of metamorphism.