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PARKINSON'S

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Parkinson's mean?

• PARKINSON'S (noun)
The noun PARKINSON'S has 1 sense:

1. a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination

Familiarity information: PARKINSON'S used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PARKINSON'S (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

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

Hypernyms ("Parkinson's" 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 "Parkinson's"):

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

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