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, Parkinson's, Parkinson's syndrome
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Origin and Etymology of parkinson's disease
James Parkinson †1824 English physician
First Known Use: 1877
PARKINSON'S DISEASE Defined for English Language Learners
Parkinson's disease
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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
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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
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