tic douloureux

English

Etymology

From French, literally, “painful tic”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌtɪk duːləˈɹuː/, /-ˈɹø/, /ˌtɪk dɒləˈɹuː/ (proscribed)

Noun

tic douloureux (uncountable)

  1. Trigeminal neuralgia.

Usage notes

The second word is sometimes misspelled, resulting in forms such as "tic douleureux", "tic doloureux", "tic delaroux".

Norman

Noun

tic douloureux m (uncountable)

  1. (Jersey, pathology, neurology) neuralgia

Synonyms

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