■ noun a progressive disease of the brain and nervous system marked by tremor, muscular rigidity, and slow, imprecise movement.
Derivatives
Parkinsonian adjective
Parkinsonism noun
Origin
C19: named after the English surgeon James Parkinson .
■ noun a progressive disease of the brain and nervous system marked by tremor, muscular rigidity, and slow, imprecise movement.
Derivatives
Parkinsonian adjective
Parkinsonism noun
Origin
C19: named after the English surgeon James Parkinson .
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