[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. |
| 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.
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 touching specific areas in or about the mouth. Also called Fothergill's disease, Fothergill's neuralgia, prosopalgia, prosoponeuralgia, tic douloureux, trifacial neuralgia.