TIC DOULOUREUX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tic douloureux mean? 

• TIC DOULOUREUX (noun)
  The noun TIC DOULOUREUX has 1 sense:

1. intense paroxysmal neuralgia along the trigeminal nerve

  Familiarity information: TIC DOULOUREUX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TIC DOULOUREUX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Intense paroxysmal neuralgia along the trigeminal nerve

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

tic douloureux; trigeminal neuralgia

Hypernyms ("tic douloureux" is a kind of...):

neuralgia; neuralgy (acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves)