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Tic

Tic Meaning & Definition
Tic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tic?

[n] a local and habitual twitching especially in the face

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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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