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Parkinson
PAH-kihn-suhn
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An English surname meaning "son of Parkin"; notably borne by physician James Parkinson, for whom Parkinson's disease is named.
"James Parkinson first described the disease that bears his name."
Word Forms
Parkinsons plural
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