tic
noun[C]
uk/tɪk/us/tɪk/asuddenanduncontrolledsmallmovement,especiallyof theface,especiallybecause of anervousillness
(尤指因神经疾病导致的面部)抽搐Disorders of muscles & the nervous system
- acoustic neuroma
- ageusia
- akinetic-rigid HD
- ALS
- Alzheimer's
- crick
- dystonia
- EA
- encephalitis
- epileptic
- fibromyalgia
- GBS
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- leprosy
- progressive supranuclear palsy
- prosopagnosia
- quadriplegia
- retrograde
- retrograde amnesia
- sciatica
tic
verb[I]
uk/tɪk/us/tɪk/present participleticcing|past tenseticced|past participleticcedto havesuddenanduncontrolledsmallmovements,especiallyof theface, often because of anervousillness:
Thearticlegivesadviceon what totellparentswhentheirchildfirststartsticcing.
- Hetunedinto a talkshow on which aprofessordescribedaboywhocompulsivelyticced andjoked. "That's me!" Pelleshouted.
- Oneday, when he was ticcing andchatteringaway, hiscrazycommentarycaughttheattentionof aproducerfrom thelocalradiostation.
- Thehardestthing is notrealizingI’m ticcing.
- Oursonhas been ticcing for the last 4monthsnow, henodshisheadup and down and sometimes he'llwavehisarms.
Disorders of muscles & the nervous system
- acoustic neuroma
- ageusia
- akinetic-rigid HD
- ALS
- Alzheimer's
- crick
- dystonia
- EA
- encephalitis
- epileptic
- fibromyalgia
- GBS
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- leprosy
- progressive supranuclear palsy
- prosopagnosia
- quadriplegia
- retrograde
- retrograde amnesia
- sciatica