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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Parkinson, James Parkinsonnoun

    English surgeon (1755-1824)

  2. Parkinson, C. Northcote Parkinson, Cyril Northcote Parkinsonnoun

    British historian noted for ridicule of bureaucracies (1909-1993)

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  1. parkinson

    Parkinson's disease is a long-term, degenerative disorder of the nervous system. It mainly affects the motor system and results in symptoms such as tremors, rigidity, slowness of movement, and difficulty with walking. The disease typically begins slowly and symptoms gradually worsen over time. Parkinson's disease is more common in older people, and men are more likely to be affected than women. It is named after Dr. James Parkinson, who first described the condition in the early 19th century.

Wikidata

  1. Parkinson

    Parkinson is a British television chat show that was presented by Michael Parkinson. It was first shown on BBC One from 19 June 1971 to 8 May 2004 then on ITV from 4 September 2004 to 22 December 2007.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. PARKINSON

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Parkinson is ranked #3637 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Parkinson surname appeared 9,767 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Parkinson.

    87.2% or 8,518 total occurrences were White.
    7.8% or 769 total occurrences were Black.
    2.1% or 207 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.5% or 155 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.6% or 60 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.5% or 58 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Parkinson in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Parkinson in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Parkinson in a Sentence

  1. Dorreen Nicholas:

    We certainly talk to them in their classes about Parkinson’s and about ALS, and [give them] the general treatment approaches.

  2. Professor Gao:

    There is certainly the potential for this model to help fight human diseases. The process we have been developing could help prevent muscular dystrophy and Parkinson's disease.

  3. Filip Bergquist:

    What we are hoping for with this device is to find a treatment for movement disorders where Levodopa, Parkinson's disease where Levodopa is not enough. And in particular in patients with Parkinson's disease where there is problem with gait and balance. But this may not be restricted to Parkinson's disease, so there may be other conditions with poor balance where you could use electrical stimulation of the vestibular organs, the balance organs to improve balance and gait.

  4. James Beck:

    We don't know for the vast majority of people what causes their Parkinson's disease, how Parkinson's progresses or how to stop the disease itself.

  5. Viviane Labrie:

    If it were to enter the brain, it can seed and spread from there and have neurotoxic effects that could eventually lead to Parkinson's disease.

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