tic
(tik)
noun
- any involuntary, regularly repeated, spasmodic contraction of a muscle, generally of neurotic origin
- tic douloureux
Origin:
Fr < ?
See tic in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun A habitual spasmodic muscular movement or contraction, usually of the face or extremities.
intransitive verb ticced,
tic·cing,
tics To have a tic; produce tics.
Origin:
Origin: French
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