Noun: Parkinsonism 'pur-kin-su,ni-zum
- A degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
"His hands showed the characteristic tremor of Parkinsonism";
- paralysis agitans, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's syndrome, Parkinson's, shaking palsy
Type of: brain disease, brain disorder, degenerative disorder, encephalopathy
Encyclopedia: Parkinsonism, secondary