Parkinson’s disease
noun/ˈpɑːkɪnsnz dɪziːz/
/ˈpɑːrkɪnsnz dɪziːz/
(also parkinsonism
[uncountable]/ˈpɑːkɪnsənɪzəm/
/ˈpɑːrkɪnsənɪzəm/
)- 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 shakeWord Originlate 19th cent.: named after James Parkinson (1755–1824), English surgeon.
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