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PARKINSONISM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination

Synonyms:

paralysis agitans; Parkinson's; Parkinson's disease; Parkinson's syndrome; Parkinsonism; shaking palsy

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("Parkinsonism" is a kind of...):

degenerative disorder (condition leading to progressive loss of function)

brain disease; brain disorder; encephalopathy (any disorder or disease of the brain)

Meronyms (parts of "Parkinsonism"):

tremor (shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease))

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