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parkinsonism definition

par·kin·son·ism (pär′kin sən iz′əm)

noun

  1. any of various brain disorders characterized by muscle rigidity as in Parkinson's disease, with or without tremor
  2. Parkinson's disease

Etymology: see Parkinson's disease

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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