tic douloureux
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Tic douloureux — Tic Tic, n. [F.] (Med.) A local and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles; especially, such a motion of some of the muscles of the face; twitching; velication; called also {spasmodic tic}. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] {Tic douloureux}. [F.,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tic douloureux — 1800, French, lit. painful twitching; see TIC (Cf. tic) … Etymology dictionary
tic douloureux — [tik΄ do͞o΄loo ro͞o′; ] Fr [ tēk do͞o lo͞o rö′] n. [Fr, lit., painful tic] TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA … English World dictionary
tic douloureux — Face Face (f[=a]s), n. [F., from L. facies form, shape, face, perh. from facere to make (see {Fact}); or perh. orig. meaning appearance, and from a root meaning to shine, and akin to E. fancy. Cf. {Facetious}.] 1. The exterior form or appearance… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tic douloureux — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 G50.0 Trigeminusneuralgie IHS/ICHD II Code … Deutsch Wikipedia
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 ticâ€] trigeminal neuralgia … Medical dictionary
tic douloureux — /tik dooh leuh rooh /; Fr. /teek dooh looh rddue /, Pathol. paroxysmal darting pain and muscular twitching in the face, evoked by rubbing certain points of the face. Also called facial neuralgia, trifacial neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia. [1790… … Universalium
tic douloureux — [tɪk ˌdu:lə ru:, rə:] noun another term for trigeminal neuralgia. Origin C19: Fr., lit. painful tic … English new terms dictionary
tic douloureux — /tɪk duləˈrɜ/ (say tik doohluh rer) noun trifacial or trigeminal neuralgia; paroxysmal darting pain and muscular twitching in the face which may be evoked by rubbing certain points of the face. {French: painful tic} …
tic douloureux — noun Etymology: French, painful twitch Date: 1800 trigeminal neuralgia … New Collegiate Dictionary
