Tourette's syndrome
or Tourette syndrome
[ too-rets ]
/ tʊˈrɛts /
noun Pathology.
a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent involuntary movements, including multiple neck jerks and sometimes vocal tics, as grunts, barks, or words, especially obscenities.
Also called
Tourette's disease.
Origin of Tourette's syndrome
after Georges Gilles de la
Tourette (1857–1904), French neurologist, who described it in 1885
British Dictionary definitions for tourette syndrome
Tourette syndrome
/ (tʊəˈrɛt) /
noun
a brain disorder characterized by involuntary outbursts of swearing, spitting, barking, etc, and sudden involuntary movements
Also called: Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, Tourette's syndrome, Tourette's
Word Origin for Tourette syndrome
C20: named after Georges Gilles de la
Tourette (1857–1904), French neurologist
Medical definitions for tourette syndrome
Tourette's syndrome
[ tu-rĕts′ ]
n.
A severe neurological disorder characterized by multiple facial and other body tics, usually beginning in childhood or adolescence and often accompanied by grunts and compulsive utterances, as of interjections and obscenities.
Gilles de la Tourette's disease
Scientific definitions for tourette syndrome
Tourette's syndrome
[ tu-rĕts′ ]
A neurological disorder characterized by multiple facial and other body tics, usually beginning in childhood or adolescence and often accompanied by grunts and compulsive utterances, such as interjections or obscenities. It is named for its discoverer, French neurologist Georges Gilles de la Tourette (1857-1904).