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.
Contact metamorphism (also called thermal metamorphism) is the process by which the country rock that surrounds a hot magma intrusion is metamorphosed by the high heat flow coming from the intrusion. The zone of metamorphism that surrounds the intrusion is called the halo (or aureole) and rarely extends more than 100 meters into the country rock.