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- noun a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin paralysis agitāns : Latin paralysis, palsy + Latin agitāns, present participle of agitāre, to shake.]
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