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Paralysis agitans

noun

A degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination. Synonyms: Parkinson's, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's syndrome, Parkinsonism, shaking palsy.

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... indications. Clearly, for instance, the footprints of an old man will differ from those of a young man of the same height, and I need not point out to you that those of a person suffering from locomotor ataxia or paralysis agitans would be ...

— John Thorndyke's Cases • R. Austin Freeman