parkinsonian
8.2
A person who has Parkinson's disease and has problems moving
- noun
- /ˌpɑrkɪnˈsoʊniən/
- Specialized
:
parkinsoniano
- During the support group, several Parkinsonians shared their coping strategies for managing symptoms.
Examples
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And what you wind up seeing is if you give a Parkinsonian patient too much L dopa, they become psychotic.
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Many Parkinsonian patients experience tremors that can make daily tasks challenging.
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A Parkinsonian person may struggle with movement and coordination due to the disease's effects.
Surface Forms
parkinsonian singular
parkinsonians plural
Morphology
parkinsonian = Parkinson (semi-transparent) = Parkinson + ian
The suffix '-ian' indicates a person associated with Parkinson's disease, but requires specific knowledge of the disease.
Etymology
A parkinsonian is a person who has 'Parkinson's disease', named after the doctor Parkinson, so the word means someone with the 'shaking' and movement problems of that illness.
