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A neurological disorder characterized by the presence of physical and vocal tics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
Examples
- 1999, Breslin M.A., editor. Enforcing the Civil Rights of Air Travelers With Disabilities: Recommendations for the Department of Transportation and Congress. National Council on Disability, Washington, DC, p. 8, Tourette syndrome is a condition characterized by involuntary vocalizations exacerbated by stress.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Named after French physician Georges Gilles de la Tourette.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
síndrome de Tourette
— disorder characterized by tics
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Chinese Mandarin:
圖雷特氏綜合症 /图雷特氏综合症
(Túléitè shì zònghézhèng)
— disorder characterized by tics
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Chinese Mandarin:
妥瑞癥 /妥瑞症
(tuǒruìzhèng)
— disorder characterized by tics
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Chinese Mandarin:
抽動症 /抽动症
(chōudòngzhèng)
— disorder characterized by tics
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Czech:
Tourettův syndrom
— disorder characterized by tics
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Danish:
Tourettes syndrom
— disorder characterized by tics
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Danish:
Gilles de la Tourettes syndrom
— disorder characterized by tics
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Dutch:
syndroom van Gilles de la Tourette
— disorder characterized by tics
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Finnish:
Touretten oireyhtymä
— disorder characterized by tics
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French:
syndrome de la Tourette
— disorder characterized by tics
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German:
Tourette-Syndrom
— disorder characterized by tics
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German:
Tourettesyndrom
— disorder characterized by tics
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Hebrew:
תסמונת טורט
(tismónet turét)
— disorder characterized by tics
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Indonesian:
sindrom Tourette
— disorder characterized by tics
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Italian:
sindrome di Tourette
— disorder characterized by tics
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Japanese:
トゥレット障害
(Turetto shōgai)
— disorder characterized by tics
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Korean:
투렛 증후군
(turet jeunghugun)
— disorder characterized by tics
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Polish:
zespół Tourette'a
— disorder characterized by tics
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Portuguese:
síndrome de Tourette
— disorder characterized by tics
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Russian:
синдро́м Туре́тта
(sindróm Turɛ́tta)
— disorder characterized by tics
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Spanish:
síndrome de Tourette
— disorder characterized by tics
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Swedish:
Tourettes syndrom
— disorder characterized by tics
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Turkish:
Tourette sendromu
— disorder characterized by tics
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Ukrainian:
синдро́м Туре́тта
(syndróm Turétta)
— disorder characterized by tics
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Vietnamese:
hội chứng Tourette
— disorder characterized by tics
