Parkinson

  • 31Parkinson's disease — Parkinson s Parkinson s, Parkinson s disease Parkinson s diseaseprop. n. A disease causing {parkinsonism}, a degenerative nervous disorder; sometimes used loosely as a synonym for parkinsonism. More precisely, parkinson s disease is the term for… …

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  • 32Parkinson plus syndrome — Parkinson plus syndromes are a group of diseases featuring the classical features of Parkinson s disease (tremor; rigidity; akinesia/bradykinesia; postural instability) with additional features that distinguish them from simple idiopathic… …

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  • 33Parkinson's All Time Greatest Entertainers — was an ITV television programme broadcasted on 4 January 2007. It was hosted by Michael Parkinson who gave a list of 10 of his personal favourite entertainers he has interviewed on his television show Parkinson . Listed Entertainers *Michael… …

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  • 34PARKINSON James — (1755 1824): Médico inglés de finales del siglo XVIII, célebre por haber descrito por primera vez la enfermedad neurodegenerativa que lleva su nombre (enfermedad de Parkinson) biografía [véase http://www.iqb.es/historiamedicina/personas/parkinson …

    Diccionario médico

  • 35Parkinson's disease — 1877, from Fr. maladie de Parkinson (1876), named for English physician James Parkinson (1755 1824), who described it (1817) under the names shaking palsy and paralysis agitans …

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  • 36Parkinson's Law — Par‧kin‧son s Law [ˌpɑːkɪnsnz ˈlɔː ǁ ˌpɑːrkɪnsnz ˈlɒː] noun HUMAN RESOURCES US noun [S] HUMOROUS ► the idea that work always increases to fill the time available for finishing it: »A variant of Parkinson s Law says that the quantity of emails… …

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  • 37Parkinson, enfermedad de — neurol. Trastorno degenerativo que afecta al sistema nervioso central. Es más frecuente en el hombre que en la mujer y suele aparecer a partir de los cincuenta sesenta años. Los primeros síntomas son un leve encorvamiento del tronco hacia… …

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  • 38Parkinson's Law — 1955 (in the Economist of Nov. 19), named for its deviser, British historian and journalist Cyril Northcote Parkinson (1909 1993): work expands to fill the time available for its completion …

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  • 39Parkinson's disease — ► NOUN ▪ a progressive disease of the brain and nervous system marked by involuntary trembling, muscular rigidity, and slow, imprecise movement. DERIVATIVES Parkinsonism noun. ORIGIN named after the English surgeon James Parkinson (1755 1824) …

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  • 40Parkinson's disease — [pär′kin sənz] n. [after James Parkinson (1755 1824), Eng physician] a degenerative disease of later life, characterized by a rhythmic tremor and muscular rigidity, caused by degeneration in the basal ganglia of the brain …

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