HealthAugust 27, 2026

parkinsonism

PAR-kin-suh-niz-um

Definition

A clinical syndrome characterized by a specific group of motor symptoms, including tremors, stiffness, slow movement, and impaired balance, often associated with Parkinson's disease.

Etymology

The term is derived from the name of James Parkinson, the 19th-century British physician who first described the condition, combined with the suffix -ism, indicating a clinical state or syndrome.

In the news

The term is used in the article's bibliographic references to identify specific neurological disorders being studied in relation to environmental exposures like pesticides.

Toward a Better Environment for Our Brains

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