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parkinsonism

noun

Etymology

From Parkinson + -ism.

  1. formed as parkinsonism — “Parkinson + -ism”

Definitions

  1. A neurological syndrome characterized by tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural…

    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.
    • Can risperidone cause parkinsonism? What evidence suggests that J.R. has antipsychotic-induced parkinsonism?

  2. 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 […]

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