Parkinson\'s syndrome

Parkinson's syndrome

noun
a complex of symptoms indistinguishable from parkinsonism, commonly affecting boxers or sometimes occurring as a result of substance abuse or an encephalitic infection.

Origin:
1950–55; see parkinsonism
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Parkinson's syndrome n.
See Parkinsonism.

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