facial tic

facial tic
see under spasm.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • facial spasm — tonic spasm of the muscles supplied by the facial nerve, either involving the entire side of the face or confined to a limited region around the eye. Called also Bell s. and convulsive or facial tic …   Medical dictionary

  • tic — (n.) twitching of a facial muscle, 1822, often a shortening of tic douloureux severe facial neuralgia, lit. painful twitch (1800), from Fr. tic a twitching disease of horses (early 17c.), of unknown origin. Klein suggests an imitative origin;… …   Etymology dictionary

  • tic facial — Cualquier contracción involuntaria, repetitiva y espasmódica de grupos musculares faciales. Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010 …   Diccionario médico

  • tic dou|lou|reux — «TIHK DOO loo ROO; French teek doo loo RER», a severe facial neuralgia, especially of the trigeminal nerve, accompanied by twitching. ╂[< French tic douloureux (literally) painful tic] …   Useful english dictionary

  • tic convulsivo — Trastorno del nervio facial, que provoca contracciones espasmódicas involuntarias de los músculos de la cara inervados por él. Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010 …   Diccionario médico

  • Tic — A repetitive movement that is difficult, if not impossible, to control. Tics can affect any group of muscles. The most common are facial tics, such as eye blinking, nose twitching, or grimacing. Tics that affect the muscles used to produce speech …   Medical dictionary

  • Tic — For other uses, see Tic (disambiguation). Tic Classification and external resources MeSH D020323 A tic is a sudden, repetitive, nonrhythmic, stereotyped motor movement or vocalization involving discrete muscle groups …   Wikipedia

  • tic —   n. involuntary nervous movement.    ♦ tic douloureux, neuralgia with tic of facial muscles …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • tic — tɪk n. involuntary twitch of the facial muscles, facial twitch …   English contemporary 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

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