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Tremor(medicine)
tremor(dictionary)
tremor tendinum(medicine)
senile tremor(medicine)
saturnine tremor(medicine)
psychogenic tremor(medicine)
postural tremor(medicine)
physiologic tremor(medicine)

tremor (iou)



tremor noun & verb. LME.
[Old French tremour, Latin tremor rel. to tremere, Greek tremein tremble: see -OR.]
A. noun.
Terror. LME-L15.
Times The weakness and tremor of Parkinson's disease. R. Rendell He felt a tremor of apprehension.
Trembling or involuntary shaking of the body, limbs, etc.; unsteadiness, agitation; an instance of this, a quiver; a shiver or thrill of fear, excitement, etc. E17.
(A) vibration or shaking caused by an external impulse; spec. a slight earthquake (also earth tremor). M17.
Times The tremor..damaged many buildings in the old part of the city.
Comb.: tremor disc Astronomy the telescopic or photographic image of a star as enlarged by atmospheric tremor.
b. verb intrans. Be agitated by a tremor or tremors; shake, tremble. E20.
tremorless adjective M19.
tremorlessly adverb L19.