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tic  (tk)

n.

A habitual spasmodic muscular movement or contraction, usually of the face or extremities.

intr.v. ticced, tic·cing, tics

To have a tic; produce tics.

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[French.]

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tic [tɪk]

n Pathol

1. (Medicine / Pathology) spasmodic twitching of a particular group of muscles

2. (Medicine / Pathology) See tic douloureux

[from French, of uncertain origin; compare Italian ticche]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tic - a local and habitual twitching especially in the face twitch, twitching, vellication - a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition

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tic

noun twitch, jerk, spasm She developed a tic in her left eye.

Translations

tic [tɪk] N (Med) → tic m
a nervous tic → un tic nervioso

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tic [ˈtɪk] n → tic m

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tic

n (Med) → Tick m, → nervöses Zucken

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tic [tɪk] n (Med) → tic m inv

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tic

n tic [tik]

a nervous, involuntary movement or twitch of a muscle, especially of the face She has a nervous tic below her left eye. spiertrekking, gewoontetjie تَشَنُّج عَضَلي тик tik trækning nervöses Muskelzucken νευρική κίνηση, τικ tic tõmblus تیک elohiiri tic עֲווִית पेशी संचुकन, पेशी grčevito trzanje, trzanje mišića arcrángás denyutan vöðvakippur tic 顔面けいれん (얼굴 등의) 경련 tikas tiks gerenyet zenuwtrekje nervøs trekning, leamus tik tique tic (ner­vos) тик tik tik tik tic, nervös ryckning ตะคริวที่ใบหน้า tik 痙攣，抽搐, 局部的抽筋 тик عضلات کا سکڑنا tật máy giật (thi thoảng cơ mặt lại bị giật) 痉挛，抽搐, 局部的抽筋