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Noun: essential tremor
  1. Tremor of unknown cause (usually of the hands and head) that develops in older people; often mistaken for Parkinsonism but is not life-threatening and can usually be kept under control
    "His essential tremor made it difficult to write legibly"

Derived forms: essential tremors

Type of: tremor

Encyclopedia: Essential tremor