paralysis agitans

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paralysis ag·i·tans (

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See Parkinson's disease.

[New Latin paralysis agitns : Latin paralysis, palsy + Latin agitns, present participle of agitre, to shake.]

paralysis agitans [ˈædʒɪˌtænz]

(Medicine / Pathology) another name for Parkinson's disease

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paralysis agitans - a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination

Parkinson's, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's syndrome, Parkinsonism, shaking palsy

tremor - shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease)

degenerative disorder - condition leading to progressive loss of function

brain disease, brain disorder, encephalopathy - any disorder or disease of the brain

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