trigeminal neuralgia WORD ORIGIN noun Pathology. tic douloureux. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of trigeminal neuralgia First recorded in 1870–75 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for trigeminal neuralgia trigeminal neuralgia noun pathol another name for tic douloureux Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 trigeminal neuralgia in Medicine 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.Fothergill’s disease Fothergill’s neuralgia prosopalgia prosoponeuralgia tic douloureux trifacial neuralgia The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.