Tourette's syndrome

Or Tourette syndrome

[too-rets]

noun

Pathology.

1. a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent involuntary movements, including multiple neck jerks and sometimes vocal tics, as grunts, barks, or words, especially obscenities.

Tourette's syndrome

1. A neurological disorder characterized by multiple facial and other body tics, usually beginning in childhood or adolescence and often accompanied by grunts and compulsive utterances, such as interjections or obscenities. It is named for its discoverer, French neurologist Georges Gilles de la Tourette (1857–1904).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tourette's syndrome¹

After Georges Gilles de la Tourette (1857–1904), French neurologist, who described it in 1885

Example Sentences

She has spoken in the past about her Tourette’s syndrome, her struggles with depression and self-harm, and feeling brutally lonely on the road.

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Andrea Bissett from Airdrie went viral online for sharing her experience of learning to drive while having Tourette's syndrome.

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Andrea Bissett from Airdrie was only formally diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome a month ago.

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An actor starring in a film about Tourette's syndrome said it was the "biggest challenge" of his career.

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Tourette's syndrome is an incurable condition that causes someone to make sudden, repetitive sounds or movements, known as tics.

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