noun
Meaning 1
Trigeminal neuralgia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
tic douloureux
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌtɪk duːləˈɹuː/
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/-ˈɹø/
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proscribed: /ˌtɪk dɒləˈɹuː/
noun
Meaning 2
intense paroxysmal neuralgia along the trigeminal nerve
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: trigeminal neuralgia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: neuralgia, neuralgy
History
Etymology
From French, literally, “painful tic”.