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Noun: Parkinsonism  'pur-kin-su,ni-zum
  1. A degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
    - paralysis agitans, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's syndrome, Parkinson's, shaking palsy

Type of: brain disease, brain disorder, degenerative disorder, encephalopathy

Encyclopedia: Parkinsonism, secondary