Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parkinson's disease

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: parkin-son's dis-ease
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chronic neurological disorder affecting movement, characterized by tremors, slowness of movement (bradykinesia), cogwheel or lead-pipe rigidity, and postural instability.

Uncountable

Etymology

Named after English physician James Parkinson (1755-1824).

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

antiparkinsonian parkinsonian parkinsonism

Phrases

parkinsonian facies

Synonyms

paralysis agitans Parkinson's parkinsonism parkinson's syndrome shaking palsy

Questions

What does parkinson's disease mean?: A chronic neurological disorder affecting movement, characterized by tremors, slowness of movement (bradykinesia), cogwheel or lead-pipe rigidity, and postural instability.
Where does parkinson's disease come from?: Named after English physician James Parkinson (1755-1824).

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