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Definition of: Parkinson's disease
(pär′kin·sənz) Pathol.
A chronic, progressive nervous disease characterized by muscle tremor when at rest, stiffness, and a rigid facial expression. Also par′kin·son·ism (-iz′əm). [after James Parkinson, 1755–1824, Eng. physician]
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