tic

A habitual spasmodic muscular movement or contraction, usually of the face or extremities.

To have a tic; produce tics.

A habitual spasmodic contraction of certain muscles, especially of the face; twitching; vellication: especially applied to tic-douloureux, or facial neuralgia. See tic-douloureux.

An African beefeater or ox-pecker; an ox-bird. See cuts under Buphaga and Textor.

A local and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles; especially, such a motion of some of the muscles of the face; twitching; velication; — called also spasmodic tic.

Neuralgia in the face; face ague. See under Face.

A local and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles.

Shortened form of ticket

To exhibit a tic; to undergo convulsive muscle movements.

a local and habitual twitching especially in the face