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    PARKINSONISM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

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

    Classified under:

    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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