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Parkinson's disease
–noun
| Pathology. parkinsonism. |
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Par·kin·son's disease
 (pär'kĭn-sənz) Pronunciation Key
n. A progressive nervous disease occurring most often after the age of 50, associated with the destruction of brain cells that produce dopamine and characterized by muscular tremor, slowing of movement, partial facial paralysis, peculiarity of gait and posture, and weakness. Also called paralysis agitans, shaking palsy. [After James Parkinson (1755-1824), British physician.] |
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Parkinson''s disease
Parkinson''s disease
1877, from Fr. maladie de Parkinson (1876), named for Eng. physician James Parkinson (1755-1824), who described it (1817) under the names shaking palsy and paralysis agitans.
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| parkinson's disease | |
noun | |
| a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination [syn: paralysis agitans] |
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| Parkinson's disease
(pär'kĭn-sənz) Pronunciation Key
A progressive neurologic disease occurring most often after the age of 50, associated with the destruction of brain cells that produce dopamine. Individuals with Parkinson's disease exhibit tremors while at rest, slowing of movement, stiffening of gait and posture, and weakness. The disease is named after its discoverer, British physician and paleontologist James Parkinson (1755-1824). |
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Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease
A chronic disease of the nervous system that usually strikes in late adult life, resulting in a gradual decrease in muscle control. Symptoms of the disease include shaking, weakness, and partial paralysis of the face. Certain drugs can help alleviate some of its symptoms.
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Parkinson's disease Par·kin·son's disease (pär'kĭn-sənz)
n.
A progressive nervous disease occurring most often after the age of 50, associated with the destruction of brain cells that produce dopamine, and characterized by muscular tremor, slowing of movement, partial facial paralysis, peculiarity of gait and posture, and weakness. Also called paralysis agitans.
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