Definition of Tourette's syndrome in English:
Tourette's syndrome
(also Tourette syndrome)
nountʊˈrɛtstʊˈrɛts ˌsɪndroʊm
mass nounA neurological disorder characterized by involuntary tics and vocalizations and often the compulsive utterance of obscenities.
〔医〕图雷特综合征
Example sentencesExamples
- The author notes that obsessive-compulsive disorder is not the only psychiatric disorder that overlaps with Tourette's syndrome.
- The Maladaptive index includes symptoms of Tourette's syndrome, Posttraumatic stress disorder, toileting problems, sexualized behavior, and pica.
- The neurological disorder known as Tourette's syndrome, which you might have thought of as an adult's disease, can strike when kids are just toddlers.
- There is an increased rate of OCD in people with Tourette's syndrome, an illness characterized by involuntary movements and vocalizations.
- If early-stage experiments pan out, Alzheimer's disease, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Tourette's syndrome, bulimia, and other brain ailments could be next.
Origin
Late 19th century: named after Gilles de la Tourette (1857–1904), French neurologist.
Definition of Tourette's syndrome in US English:
Tourette's syndrome
(also Tourette syndrome)
nounto͝oˈrets ˌsindrōmtʊˈrɛts ˌsɪndroʊm
A neurological disorder characterized by involuntary tics and vocalizations and often the compulsive utterance of obscenities.
〔医〕图雷特综合征
Example sentencesExamples
- There is an increased rate of OCD in people with Tourette's syndrome, an illness characterized by involuntary movements and vocalizations.
- If early-stage experiments pan out, Alzheimer's disease, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Tourette's syndrome, bulimia, and other brain ailments could be next.
- The neurological disorder known as Tourette's syndrome, which you might have thought of as an adult's disease, can strike when kids are just toddlers.
- The Maladaptive index includes symptoms of Tourette's syndrome, Posttraumatic stress disorder, toileting problems, sexualized behavior, and pica.
- The author notes that obsessive-compulsive disorder is not the only psychiatric disorder that overlaps with Tourette's syndrome.
Origin
Late 19th century: named after Gilles de la Tourette (1857–1904), French neurologist.