a serious illness that affects your nerves and makes you shake and move slowly. It mainly affects older people. Parkinson’s disease is often simply called Parkinson’s.
Synonyms and related words
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Parkinson’s disease
noun uncountable medical
US /ˈpɑrkɪnsənz dɪˌziz/
DEFINITIONS1
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a serious illness that affects your nerves and makes you shake and move slowly. It mainly affects older people. Parkinson’s disease is often simply called Parkinson’s.