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PARKINSON

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

British historian noted for ridicule of bureaucracies (1909-1993)

Synonyms:

C. Northcote Parkinson; Cyril Northcote Parkinson; Parkinson

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

historian; historiographer (a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it)

Sense 2

Meaning:

English surgeon (1755-1824)

Synonyms:

James Parkinson; Parkinson

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

operating surgeon; sawbones; surgeon (a physician who specializes in surgery)

Credits

 Context examples: 

The Movement Disorder Society version of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale test code.

(CDISC Questionnaire MDS-UPDRS Test Code Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Scale test code.

(CDISC Questionnaire PDQUALIF Test Code Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Test names of questionnaire questions associated with the parkinson's disease quality of life scale (PDQUALIF) for the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).

(CDISC Questionnaire PDQUALIF Test Name Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

Test codes of questionnaire questions associated with the unified parkinson's disease rating scale (UPDRS) for the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).

(CDISC Questionnaire UPDRS Test Code Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

The Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Scale test name.

(CDISC Questionnaire PDQUALIF Test Name Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with development of Parkinson's disease.

(MIR433 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Nerve diseases cause many movement disorders, such as Parkinson's disease.

(Movement Disorders, NIH)

Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Scale (PDQUALIF) I have difficulty with bladder control (frequency, urgency, inability).

(PDQUALIF - Bladder Control Difficulty, NCI Thesaurus)

Development and Testing of the Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Scale.

(Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Scale Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Scale (PDQUALIF) My Parkinson's symptoms affect my ability to communicate with people.

(PDQUALIF - Communication, NCI Thesaurus)