tic douloureux

[tik doo-luh-roo; French teek doo-loo-rœ] /ˈtɪk ˌdu ləˈru; French tik du luˈrœ/
noun, Pathology
1.
paroxysmal darting pain and muscular twitching in the face, evoked by rubbing certain points of the face.
Also called facial neuralgia, trifacial neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia.
Origin
1790-1800; < French: literally, painful tic
British Dictionary definitions for tic douloureux

tic douloureux

/ˈtɪk ˌduːləˈruː/
noun
1.
a condition of momentary stabbing pain along the trigeminal nerve Also called trigeminal neuralgia
Word Origin
C19: from French, literally: painful tic
Word Origin and History for tic douloureux
n.

1800, French, literally "painful twitching;" see tic.

tic douloureux in Medicine

tic douloureux tic dou·lou·reux (dōō'lə-rōō')
n.
See trigeminal neuralgia.