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Tic
Tic
,Noun.
[F.]
(Med.)
A local and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles; especially, such a motion of some of the muscles of the face; twitching; velication; – called also
spasmodic tic
. Dunglison.
Tic douloureux
. [F., fr.
tic
a knack, a twitching + douloureux
painful.] (Med.)
Neuralgia in the face; face ague. See under
Face
.Definition 2024
tic
tic
See also: TIC
English
Noun
tic (plural tics)
- A local and repetitive motion of certain muscles.
- Shortened form of ticket
Translations
local and habitual convulsive motion
Verb
tic (third-person singular simple present tics, present participle ticcing, simple past and past participle ticced)
- (intransitive) To exhibit a tic; to undergo repetitive muscle movements.