DISEASE, PARKINSON'S


Meaning of DISEASE, PARKINSON'S in English

An abnormal condition of the nervous system caused by degeneration of an area of the brain called the basal ganglia. The disease results in rigidity of the muscles, slow body movement and tremor. Parkinson's disease is also called "paralysis agitans" and "shaking palsy."

English dictionary of medicine.      Английский словарь медицины.