A tremor or shaking that affects only one side of the body, as seen in certain neurological conditions.
From hemi- (half) + tremor (from Latin tremere meaning to shake). A neurological term that developed in the 19th century to describe one-sided tremors in Parkinson's disease and related disorders.
A hemitremor is a shaking that only happens on one side of your body—neurologists use this term to help diagnose brain disorders because which side shakes can tell them which part of the brain is affected.
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