Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun essential_tremor

1 sense of essential tremor

Sense 1
essential tremor -- (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)
       => tremor -- (shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease))