Holmes tremor

noun

A wingbeat-like tremor of the upper body, caused by cerebellar damage.

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Meanings

nounHolmes tremor (countable and uncountable, plural Holmes tremors)

plural Holmes tremors

  1. countableuncountableA wingbeat-like tremor of the upper body, caused by cerebellar damage.

Origin

First identified by Gordon Holmes in 1904.

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APA

Holmes tremor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holmes%20tremor

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Holmes tremor,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holmes%20tremor.

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