Definitions

Parkinson's disease

NOUN

nervous system disorder

Synonyms

WEAK

Parkinsonism paralysis agitans shaking palsy

Example Sentences

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In a statement, she said that Greenspan had died at their home on Monday from complications of Parkinson’s disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Preclinical projects are testing vehicles for delivering amyloid antibodies, and treatments for Parkinson’s disease.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Notting Hill's Rhys Ifans is set to star in a moving new drama about Parkinson's disease.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

In Parkinson's disease, alpha-synuclein forms abnormal clumps inside neurons.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

My father had been diagnosed as having Parkinson’s disease several years before.

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