afflict
- flict- fligo to strike down
- vt.
- 悩ます、苦しめる(with)
- afflicted children typically present with failure to thrive and visual problems due to lens displacement.
- the autosomal recessive form is much more severe, with only a few afflicted children surviving in to infancy. (osteopetrosis)
- severely afflicted patients are unable to leave the supine position without experiencing presyncope or syncope.(uptodate)