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noun
A neurological syndrome characterized by tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability; a condition with the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, regardless of its cause.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative letter-case form of parkinsonism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable
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noun
a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: paralysis agitans, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's syndrome, Parkinson's, shaking palsy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: degenerative disorder, brain disorder, encephalopathy, brain disease
History
From Parkinson + -ism.
