SHAKING PALSY Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase shaking palsy. (close relations)
Definition of SHAKING PALSY
shake
Best Alternative Words for SHAKING PALSY
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convulsion | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sudden uncontrollable attack • violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles • a violent disturbance • a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval | ||||||||
quivering | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a shaky motion • the act of vibrating | ||||||||
shaking | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements • a shaky motion | ||||||||
shivering | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever adjective satellite • vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze | ||||||||
spasm | nounn | |||||||
noun • a painful and involuntary muscular contraction • (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) | ||||||||
tremor | nounn | |||||||
noun • an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear) • a small earthquake • shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease) verb • shake with seismic vibrations | ||||||||
quaking | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity verb • shake with fast, tremulous movements • shake with seismic vibrations | ||||||||
parkinson's | nounn | |||||||
noun • a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination | ||||||||
parkinsonism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination | ||||||||
paralysis agitans | nounn | |||||||
noun • a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination | ||||||||
parkinson's disease | nounn | |||||||
noun • a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination | ||||||||
parkinson's syndrome | nounn | |||||||
noun • a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination |