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Meaning of PARKINSONISM

Pronunciation:  'purkinsu`nizum

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 Definition: the name given to a group of disorders with similar features including four primary symptoms: tremor, rigidity, postural instability, and bradykinesia, that are the result of the loss of dopamine-producing brain cells.
 
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