parkinsonism
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parkinsonism¹
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From Parkinson + -ism.
noun parkinsonisms · Parkinsonism
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A neurological syndrome characterized by tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability; a condition with the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, regardless of its cause.
In 1982, a number of young California drug addicts developed acute and severe parkinsonism after intravenous injection of a synthetic heroin contaminated by MPTP.
Similar: Parkinson's syndrome
Parkinsonism²
noun Parkinsonisms
- Alternative letter-case form of parkinsonism […] a famous case, in the 1890s, in which the development of a one-sided Parkinsonism was correlated with the growth of a tuberculoma of one cerebral peduncle […]
Talk about this word "parkinsonism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/parkinsonism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. parkinsonism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/parkinsonism "parkinsonism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/parkinsonism.Cite this
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title = {parkinsonism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parkinsonism},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
