See Also: Resting tremor(health)
Resting tremor(medicine)
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Valsalva(dictionary)
valsalva(medicine)
Valsalva's ligaments(medicine)
Valsalva's sinus(medicine)
Valsalva manoeuvre(medicine)
Valsalva, Antonio(medicine)
Valsalva test(medicine)

Valsalva's ligaments (medicine) and Resting tremor (medicine)


Valsalva's ligaments (medicine)


Valsalva's ligaments -->
auricular ligaments


The three ligaments that attach the auricle to the side of the head: anterior auricular ligament (ligamentum auriculare anterius), which extends from the root of the zygomatic process to the spine of the helix; posterior auricular ligament (ligamentum auriculare posterius), which extends from the mastoid process to the conchal eminence; superior auricular ligament (ligamentum auriculare superius), which extends from the superior margin of the osseous external acoustic meatus to the spine of the helix.

Synonym: ligamenta auricularia, Valsalva's ligaments.


Resting tremor (medicine)


resting tremor


A coarse, rhythmic tremor, 3-5 Hz frequency, usually confined to hands and forearms, that appears when the limbs are relaxed, and disappears with active limb movements; characteristic of Parkinson disease.

Synonym: passive tremor.