Tourette syndrome

Tou·rette's syndrome  (t-rts) or Tou·rette syndrome (-rt)

n.

A severe neurological disorder characterized by multiple facial and other body tics, usually beginning in childhood or adolescence and often accompanied by grunts and compulsive utterances, as of interjections and obscenities. Also called Gilles de la Tourette syndrome.

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[After Georges Gilles de la Tourette (1857-1904), French physician.]

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Tourette syndrome [tʊəˈrɛt]

n

(Medicine / Pathology) a brain disorder characterized by involuntary outbursts of swearing, spitting, barking, etc., and sudden involuntary movements Also called Gilles de la Tourette syndrome Tourette's syndrome Tourette's

[named after Georges Gilles de la Tourette (1857-1904), French neurologist]

Translations

Tourette syndrome [tʊəˈrɛtˌsɪndrəʊm] Tourette's syndrome [tʊəˈrɛtsˌsɪndrəʊm] N → síndrome m de Tourette

Tourette(’s) syndrome

n → Tourettesyndrom nt