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, shaking palsy. [After James Parkinson (1755-1824), British physician.] |
| shak·ing palsy (shā'kĭng) n. See Parkinson's disease. |