Tourette syndrome en · NOUN
Etymology
Named after French physician Georges Gilles de la Tourette.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A neurological disorder characterized by the presence of physical and vocal tics.
1999, Breslin M.A., editor. Enforcing the Civil Rights of Air Travelers With Disabilities: Recommendations for the Department of Transportation and Congress. National Council on Disability, Washington, DC, p. 8, Tourette syndrome is a condition characterized by involuntary vocalizations exacerbated by stress.
Deriveds
tourette · Touretty · Touretter · Tourettism · Tourettish · Tourettic
Synonyms
Tourette's disorder · Tourette's syndrome · Tourette's · Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
Translations (25)
uk синдро́м Туре́тта (disorder characterized by tics) · cmn 圖雷特氏綜合症 /图雷特氏综合症 (disorder characterized by tics) · ja トゥレット障害 (disorder characterized by tics) · id sindrom Tourette (disorder characterized by tics) · it sindrome di Tourette (disorder characterized by tics) · fr syndrome de la Tourette (disorder characterized by tics) · tr Tourette sendromu (disorder characterized by tics) · ca síndrome de Tourette (disorder characterized by tics) · sv Tourettes syndrom (disorder characterized by tics) · ko 투렛 증후군 (disorder characterized by tics) · vi hội chứng Tourette (disorder characterized by tics) · es síndrome de Tourette (disorder characterized by tics) · fi Touretten oireyhtymä (disorder characterized by tics) · pl zespół Tourette'a (disorder characterized by tics) · cs Tourettův syndrom (disorder characterized by tics) · nl syndroom van Gilles de la Tourette (disorder characterized by tics) · da Gilles de la Tourettes syndrom (disorder characterized by tics) · he תסמונת טורט (disorder characterized by tics) · ru синдро́м Туре́тта (disorder characterized by tics) · da Tourettes syndrom (disorder characterized by tics) · de Tourette-Syndrom (disorder characterized by tics) · cmn 抽動症 /抽动症 (disorder characterized by tics) · cmn 妥瑞癥 /妥瑞症 (disorder characterized by tics) · pt síndrome de Tourette (disorder characterized by tics) · de Tourettesyndrom (disorder characterized by tics)