tic dou|lou|reux

tic dou|lou|reux
tic dou|lou|reux «TIHK DOO loo ROO; French teek doo loo RER»,
a severe facial neuralgia, especially of the trigeminal nerve, accompanied by twitching.
[< French tic douloureux (literally) painful tic]

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  • tic douloureux — tic dou•lou•reux [[t]ˈtɪk ˌdu ləˈru[/t]] fr. [[t]tik du luˈrœ[/t]] n. pat paroxysmal darting pain and muscular twitching in the face, evoked by rubbing certain points of the face • Etymology: 1790–1800; < F: lit., painful tic …   From formal English to slang

  • tic douloureux — tic dou·lou·reux tik .dü lə rü, rə(r) n TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA * * * see neuralgia * * * (doo loo r ґ) [Fr. “painful tic”] trigeminal neuralgia …   Medical dictionary

  • Tic — Tịc [aus gleichbed. frz. tic] m; s, s, eindeutschend auch: Tịck m; [e]s, s (auch: e): nervöse Muskelzuckung, z. B. Kopfnicken, Blinzeln, Stirnrunzeln. Tịc convulsiv [ kon̶g̶wülßịf]: nervöse Zuckungen im Bereich der Gesichtsmuskulatur. Tịc… …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • ticdouloureux — tic dou·lou·reux (do͞o lə ro͞oʹ) n. See trigeminal neuralgia.   [French : tic, tic + douloureux, painful.] * * * …   Universalium

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