Meanings
adjectiveparkinsonoid (comparative more parkinsonoid, superlative most parkinsonoid)
comparative more parkinsonoid · superlative most parkinsonoid
- medicineResembling (but not) Parkinson's disease or parkinsonism.
The gait is slightly wide based, but not reeling. Difficulty initiating gait (taking the first step) can sometimes appear almost parkinsonoid (Sypert et al., 1973; Mazza et al., 1976).
1981, Frank R. Freemon, “Dementia”, in Organic Mental Disease, 1st edition, MTP Press Limited, →ISBN, page 123 - medicineCharacteristic of Parkinson's disease or parkinsonism; parkinsonian.
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