shaking palsy

noun

, Pathology.

1. Parkinson's disease.

shaking palsy

noun

1. See Parkinson's disease
   another name for Parkinson's disease

Word History and Origins

Origin of shaking palsy¹

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

The patient was suffering from Paralysis agitans, or Shaking palsy, and was of course incurable.

From Project Gutenberg

The term Shaking Palsy has been vaguely employed by medical writers in general.

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