Meanings
nounessential tremor (usually uncountable, plural essential tremors)
plural essential tremors
- uncountableusuallymedicineA neurological condition that causes rhythmic shaking of unknown cause in one or more parts of the body during voluntary movements.
Patients with essential tremor will often complain of difficulty with handwriting.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 特發性震顫 /特发性震颤
- 特發性震顫 /特发性震颤Neurological condition
Dutch essentiële tremor
- essentiële tremorNeurological condition
French tremblement essentiel
- tremblement essentielNeurological condition
German essentieller Tremor
- essentieller TremorNeurological condition
Hungarian esszenciális tremor
- esszenciális tremorNeurological condition
Italian tremore essenziale
- tremore essenzialeNeurological condition
Japanese 本態性振戦
- 本態性振戦 (hontaiseishinsen)Neurological condition
Korean 본태성 진전
- 본태성 진전 (bontaeseong jinjeon)Neurological condition
Polish drżenie samoistne
- drżenie samoistneNeurological condition
Portuguese tremor essencial
- tremor essencialNeurological condition
Spanish temblor esencial
- temblor esencialNeurological condition
Swedish essentiell tremor
- essentiell tremorNeurological condition
Cite this entry
APA
essential tremor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/essential%20tremor
MLA
“essential tremor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/essential%20tremor. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “essential tremor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/essential%20tremor.
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