Category:Tic

Tic, n. Etym: [f.] (med.)

Defn: 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 (. Etym: [f., fr. tic a knack, a twitching + douloureux Painful.] (med.) Neuralgia in the face; face ague. See under face.