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tic disorder

tic disorder

any one of a group of disorders characterized by the occurrence many times a day of motor tics, vocal tics, or both that is not due to a general medical condition or the effects of a medication. The group includes Tourette’s disorder, chronic motor or vocal tic disorder, and transient tic disorder.

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