propulsion /pro·pul·sion/ (pro-pul´shun)
propulsion
1. a tendency to fall forward in walking.
2. festination.
pro·pul·sion (pr -p l shn)n. 1. A driving or propelling force. 2. The leaning or falling forward characteristic of the festination of Parkinsonism. |
propulsion
[-pul′shən]
Etymology: L, propellere, to drive forward
1 the process of pushing forward.
2 the tendency of some patients, particularly those afflicted with nervous disorders, to push or fall forward while walking as their center of gravity is displaced.
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