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Definition of Parkinson's disease noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

Parkinson's disease

noun

NAmE//ˈpɑrkənsnz dɪˌziz//

(also Parkinsonism

NAmE//ˈpɑrkənsəˌnɪzəm//

) [uncountable]

a disease of the nervous system that gets worse over a period of time and causes the muscles to become weak and the arms and legs to shake

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