Parkinson’s disease

noun
🔊/ˈpɑːkɪnsnz dɪziːz/
🔊/ˈpɑːrkɪnsnz dɪziːz/
(also parkinsonism
🔊/ˈpɑːkɪnsənɪzəm/
🔊/ˈpɑːrkɪnsənɪzəm/
)
[uncountable]
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  1. a disease of the nervous system that gets worse over a period of time and causes the muscles to become weak and the arms and legs to shake帕金森病(神经系统疾病,能致肌肉无力和四肢颤抖)
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: named after James Parkinson (1755–1824), English surgeon.