pill-rolling

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pill-rolling

A circular movement or tremor of the tips of the thumb and the index finger when brought together, seen in Parkinson's disease.

pill-rolling

Neurology adjective Referring to a tremor characterized by a circular movements of the tips of the index finger and thumb, typical of Parkinson's disease

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