tic douloureux
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tic douloureux
1790–1800; < French: literally, painful tic
Example Sentences
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In Milwaukee last week Dr. Roland Metzler Klemme, St. Louis surgeon, described what he considers the best modern technique for relief of tic douloureux.
From Time Magazine Archive
As many as 65% of tic douloureux victims can be treated effectively, says Crue, with drugs originally designed to control epileptic seizures.
From Time Magazine Archive
Carbamazepine, to be sure, is not the answer for all tic douloureux victims.
From Time Magazine Archive
When Maggs, serving the wine, collapses from the pain of a tic douloureux in his cheek, Oates volunteers to relieve the servant's anguish by mesmerizing, i.e., hypnotizing, him.
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And oh, she did hope her mother wouldn't have tic douloureux and wear shawls over her head.
From A Little Girl in Old New York by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
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