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ESSENTIAL TREMOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("essential tremor" is a kind of...):
tremor (shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease))