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