Definition of James parkinson

1. Noun. English surgeon (1755-1824).

Exact synonyms: Parkinson
Generic synonyms: Operating Surgeon, Sawbones, Surgeon

Medical Definition of James parkinson

1. This English physician is chiefly remembered for his 66-page "Essay on the Shaking Palsy" (first edition is valued at £10,000) which was published in 1817 and is a classic account of paralysis agitans (Parkinson's Disease). Parkinson explained that the intellect was uninjured, but motor power was decreased and the body was bent forward with the fingers tremoring, simulating a "pill-rolling action. James Parkinson gave a good description in the 1812 Medical Chirurgical Transactions of acute appendicitis, titled "A Case of Diseased Appendix Vermiformis." Parkinson authored many political pamphlets on reform and was a political agitator, yet he also was a geologist and paleontologist. His text, "Organic Remains of a Former World" is illustrated with fossil plants and animals. Lived: 1755-1824. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of James Parkinson

James Lind
James Madison
James Maitland Stewart
James Marshall Hendrix
James Mason
James Matthew Barrie
James McKeen Cattell
James Meredith
James Merritt Ives
James Michener
James Mill
James Monroe
James Murray
James Naismith
James Neville Mason
James Parkinson
James Polk
James Prescott Joule
James Riddle Hoffa
James River
James Scott Connors
James Thomas Farrell
James Thomas Harris
James Thurber
James Tobin
James Usher
James Ussher
James Watson
James Watt
James Whitcomb Riley

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