tic douloureux

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See trigeminal neuralgia.

[French : tic, tic + douloureux, painful.]

tic douloureux [ˈtɪk ˌduːləˈruː]

(Medicine / Pathology) a condition of momentary stabbing pain along the trigeminal nerve Also called trigeminal neuralgia

[from French, literally: painful tic]

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tic douloureux - intense paroxysmal neuralgia along the trigeminal nerve

trigeminal neuralgia

neuralgia, neuralgy - acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves

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