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Tourette's syndrome definition

Tou·rette's· syndrome (to̵o rets′)

a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary muscular movements, obscene vocal expressions, etc.: in full Gilles de la Tourette syndrome

Etymology: after G. de la Tourette (1857-1904), Fr neurologist who first described it

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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