About The Word Tic
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Tic
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What's The Definition Of Tic?
[n] a local and habitual twitching especially in the face
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tic: Related Terms | Find terms related to Tic: See Also | twitch | twitching | vellication Tic In Webster's Dictionary \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.
{Tic douloureux}. [F., fr. tic a knack, a twitching +
douloureux painful.] (Med.) Neuralgia in the face; face
ague. See under {Face}.
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