Parkinson's disease
A chronic neurological disorder affecting movement, characterized by tremors, slowness…A chronic neurological disorder affecting movement, characterized by tremors, slowness of movement (bradykinesia), cogwheel or lead-pipe rigidity, and postural instability.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A chronic neurological disorder affecting movement, characterized by tremors, slowness of movement (bradykinesia), cogwheel or lead-pipe rigidity, and postural instability.
Parkinson-Krankheit
боле́знь Па́ркинсонаboléznʹ Párkinsona, Па́ркинсонPárkinson
хворо́ба Па́ркінсонаxvoróba Párkinsona
Translations
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Origin
Named after English physician James Parkinson (1755-1824).Named after English physician James Parkinson (1755-1824).
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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