tourette's syndrome

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Definition of tourette's syndrome in English Turkish dictionary

(Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) tourette sendromu

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tourette syndrome

Tourette sendromu

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Definition of tourette's syndrome in English English dictionary

Alternative name for Tourette syndrome

Tourette's syndrome is a brain disorder that causes the sufferer to make sudden uncontrolled movements and sometimes swear and spit. a Tourette's sufferer

{i} (Medicine) neurological disorder that causes vocal tics and many body and facial tics and movement and coprolalia

neurological disorder characterized by facial grimaces and tics and movements of the upper body and grunts and shouts and coprolalia

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Gilles de la Tourette syndrome

Alternative name for Tourette syndrome

Tourette syndrome

A neurological disorder characterized by the presence of physical and vocal tics

Tourette syndrome is a condition characterized by involuntary vocalizations exacerbated by stress.

Tourette's syndrome.

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Tourette syndrome

(Geometri) Tourette syndrome (also called Tourette's syndrome, Tourette's disorder, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, GTS or, more commonly, simply Tourette's or TS) is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by multiple physical (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic. These tics characteristically wax and wane, can be suppressed temporarily, and are preceded by a premonitory urge. Tourette's is defined as part of a spectrum of tic disorders, which includes provisional, transient and persistent (chronic) tics

tourette syndrome

A familial neurological disorder of variable expression that is characterized by recurrent involuntary tics involving body movements (as eye blinks or grimaces) and vocalizations (as grunts or utterance of inappropriate words), often has one or more associated conditions (as obsessive-compulsive disorder), is more common in males than females, and usually has an onset in childhood and often stabilizes or ameliorates in adulthood

Tourette syndrome

Rare neurological disease that causes repetitive motor and vocal tics. Named for Georges Gilles de la Tourette, who first described it in 1885, it occurs worldwide, is usually inherited, generally begins at ages 2-15, and is three times more common in males. Motor tics occur first in about 80% of cases, compulsions to utter abnormal sounds in the rest. A compulsion to utter obscenities, once thought characteristic, is often absent. Repetition of words heard and spontaneous repetition of one's own words are two distinctive symptoms. Other vocal tics may include meaningless sounds. Motor tics may be virtually unnoticeable; more complex ones may appear intentional (e.g., hopping, clapping). Sleep, intense concentration, and exertion tend to suppress the tics; emotional stress worsens them. Unlike psychiatric compulsive disorders, Tourette syndrome has a neurological origin and may improve with psychogenic drugs. Brain neurotransmitter abnormalities may be involved, but the underlying cause remains uncertain

Hyphenation

tourette's syn·drome

Turkish pronunciation

tırets sîndrōm

Pronunciation

/tərˈets ˈsənˌdrōm/ /tɜrˈɛts ˈsɪnˌdroʊm/