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Medical Term:

Holmes tremor

Pronunciation: holmz

Definition

an irregular tremor of slow frequency, usually present during both rest and action; due to a lesion in midbrain, commonly in the area of the red nucleus.

Synonym(s): midbrain tremor, myorhythmia, rubral tremor

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