- nervous tic
- Психотерапия: нервный тик
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nervous tic
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tic — [ tık ] noun count a sudden movement of a muscle that you cannot control, especially a muscle in your face: a nervous tic … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tic — n. a nervous tic * * * [tɪk] a nervous tic … Combinatory dictionary
tic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. twitch, jerk, rictus. See agitation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. twitch, spasm, jerk, contraction; see fit 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. spasm, contraction, nervous tic, twitch, jerk. IV (Roget s… … English dictionary for students
tic — UK [tɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms tic : singular tic plural tics a sudden movement of a muscle that you cannot control, especially a muscle in your face a nervous tic … English dictionary
tic — /tɪk / (say tik) noun Pathology 1. a sudden, painless, purposeless muscular contraction in the face or extremities: a nervous tic. 2. → tic douloureux. {French, from Italian ticchis; of Germanic origin} …
tic — (tik) [French] A sudden, involuntary muscular spasm or twitch, often of the face. By extension, a personal quirk; a recurrent peculiarity of someone’s behavior. His endless acerbic comments seem less like argument than a nervous tic … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
nervous system disease — Introduction any of the diseases or disorders that affect the functioning of the human nervous system (nervous system, human). Everything that humans sense, consider, and effect and all the unlearned reflexes of the body depend on the… … Universalium
nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… … Universalium
tic — [[t]tɪ̱k[/t]] tics N COUNT If someone has a tic, a part of their face or body keeps making a small uncontrollable movement, for example because they are tired or have a nervous illness. ...people with nervous tics... She developed a tic in her… … English dictionary
tic — /tik/, n. 1. Pathol. a. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. b. See tic douloureux. 2. a persistent or recurrent behavioral trait; personal quirk: her distinctive verbal tics. [1790 1800; < F (of… … Universalium
tic — n. involuntary nervous movement. ♦ tic douloureux, neuralgia with tic of facial muscles … Dictionary of difficult words
