[tik doo-luh-roo; Fr. teek doo-loo-rœ] 
| paroxysmal darting pain and muscular twitching in the face, evoked by rubbing certain points of the face. |
| tic dou·lou·reux (dōō'lə-rōō') n. See trigeminal neuralgia. [French : tic, tic + douloureux, painful.] |
| trigeminal neuralgia n. Paroxysmal shooting pains of the facial area around one or more branches of the trigeminal nerve, of unknown cause, but often precipitated by irritation of the affected area. Also called tic douloureux. |
tic douloureux tic dou·lou·reux (d&oomacr;'lə-r&oomacr;')
n.
See trigeminal neuralgia.
