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Definitions

Parkinson's disease

NOUN

nervous system disorder

Synonyms

WEAK

Parkinsonism paralysis agitans shaking palsy

Example Sentences

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His subjects ranged from L.A. politics to issues in higher education, U.S.-waged wars to Donald Trump to his long battle with Parkinson’s disease.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Last year his family divulged that Mueller had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for several years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Macdonald, who had Parkinson's disease, died in 2014.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Together, the results provide biological evidence supporting a connection between chlorpyrifos exposure and Parkinson's disease.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

He’d taken a leave from his job as a town fire inspector after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz