paralysis agitans

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

   SynonymsParkinsonismParkinson's diseaseParkinson's syndromeParkinson'sshaking palsy

   Broaderbrain disorderdegenerative disorder

   Partstremor

Questions about paralysis agitans

What does paralysis agitans mean?

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

What is another word for paralysis agitans?

Close synonyms include Parkinsonism, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's syndrome, Parkinson's, shaking palsy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is paralysis agitans a common word?

paralysis agitans is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.