Parkinson's disease

Par·kin·son's disease | \ ˈpär-kən-sənz-

variants: or less commonly Parkinson disease or Parkinson's or Parkinson's syndrome

Definition of Parkinson's disease

: a chronic progressive neurological disease chiefly of later life that is linked to decreased dopamine production in the substantia nigra and is marked especially by tremor of resting muscles, rigidity, slowness of movement, impaired balance, and a shuffling gait

— called also paralysis agitans

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“Parkinson's disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Parkinson%27s%20disease. Accessed 28 Jan. 2021.

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Parkinson's disease

noun

English Language Learners Definition of Parkinson's disease

medical : a disease that affects the nervous system and causes people's muscles to become weak and their arms and legs to shake

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Parkinson's disease

noun

Par·kin·son's disease | \ ˈpär-kən-sənz-

variants: also Parkinson disease \ -sən- \ or Parkinson's

Medical Definition of Parkinson's disease

: a chronic progressive neurological disease chiefly of later life that is linked to decreased dopamine production in the substantia nigra, is of unknown cause, and is marked especially by tremor of resting muscles, rigidity, slowness of movement, impaired balance, and a shuffling gait

— called also paralysis agitans, parkinsonian syndrome, parkinsonism, Parkinson's syndrome