The Collaborative International Dictionary
Parkinson's \Parkinson's\, Parkinson's disease \Parkinson's disease\prop. n. A disease causing parkinsonism, a degenerative nervous disorder; sometimes used loosely as a synonym for parkinsonism. More precisely, parkinson's disease is the term for the underlying physiological disorder and parkinsonism is the term for the set of symptoms associated with the disease. See parkinsonism.
Syn: paralysis agitans, Parkinsonism, Parkinson's disease syndrome, shaking palsy.
Parkinson's disease is the most common form of
parkinsonism, a group of disorders that are the
result of the loss of dopamine-producing brain
cells.
--Mayo Clinic
(Report, 1999)
According to the National Parkinson's Foundation
(NPF), 1 million Americans -- including former
heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, U.S.
Attorney General Janet Reno, and television and
film star Michael J. Fox -- are affected by
Parkinson's disease.
--Mayo Clinic
(Report, 1999)
Wikipedia
Parkinson's or Parkinsons may refer to:
- Parkinson's disease
- Parkinsonism
- The Parkinsons, architects
- The Parkinsons (band), Portuguese punk rock band