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tic douloureux
[ tik-doo-luh-roo; French teek doo-loo-rĹ ]
/ ËtÉŞk Ëdu lÉËru; French tik du luËrĹ /
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noun Pathology.
paroxysmal darting pain and muscular twitching in the face, evoked by rubbing certain points of the face.
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Origin of tic douloureux
1790â1800; <French: literally, painful tic
Words nearby tic douloureux
tibiotarsus, Tibullus, Tibur, tic, tical, tic douloureux, tichy, Ticino, tick, tick bird, tick-borne
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British Dictionary definitions for tic douloureux
tic douloureux
/ (ËtÉŞk ËduËlÉËruË) /
noun
a condition of momentary stabbing pain along the trigeminal nerveAlso called: trigeminal neuralgia
Word Origin for tic douloureux
C19: from French, literally: painful tic
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