Extrapyramidal disease
extrapyramidal disease n.
A degenerative disease, such as Parkinsonism or chorea, that affects the corpus striatum of the brain or other part of the extrapyramidal motor system and is characterized by tremor, muscular rigidity or weakness, and involuntary movements.
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[ek-struh-sen-suh-ree] /ˌɛk strəˈsɛn sə ri/ adjective 1. outside one’s normal sense perception. /ˌɛkstrəˈsɛnsərɪ/ adjective 1. of or relating to extrasensory perception adj. also extra-sensory, 1934, coined as part of extra-sensory perception in J.B. Rhine’s work, from extra- + sensory. extrasensory ex·tra·sen·so·ry (ěk’strə-sěn’sə-rē) adj. Being outside the normal range or bounds of the senses.