Parkinson's Disease Definition

pärkĭn-sənz
noun
A degenerative disease of later life, characterized by a rhythmic tremor and muscular rigidity, caused by degeneration in the basal ganglia of the brain.
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Origin of Parkinson's Disease

  • After James Parkinson (1755–1824), British physician

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Named after English physician James Parkinson (1755-1824).

    From Wiktionary

Parkinson's Disease Sentence Examples

  • The mainstay of treating Parkinson's disease is to replace dopamine in the brain.

  • E's can contain toxic other chemicals like MPTP, a drug known to cause irreversible Parkinson's disease.

  • The Guardian, Thursday 29 June Parkinson's disease is often misdiagnosed, according to new research.

  • Levodopa, the metabolic precursor of dopamine, relieves the symptoms of Parkinson's disease presumably by being converted to dopamine in the brain.

  • She had suffered various illnesses in recent years, including Parkinson's disease and died at her Connecticut home at 6pm British time yesterday.

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