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单词 nervous tic
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nervous tic
nervous tic n. a tic caused by (or attributed to) nervous dysfunction; (in extended use) a repetitive action, esp. one performed out of nervousness; a habitual response.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [noun] > spasm or cramp > type of spasm > tic or twitch
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1858 O. S. Leland Beatrice i. ii. 16 Pes. Is he not an epileptic? Mrs. F. No; he has only a nervous tic!
1871 New Englander & Tale Rev. July 434 Her mouth, though delicately formed, had been ‘slightly drawn by a nervous tic, which caused her to make grimaces when speaking.’
1944 Slavonic & East European Rev. Amer. Ser. 3 118 His cheek twitches with a nervous tic, and his hands tremble on his knees.
1994 Independent on Sunday 13 Nov. (Review Suppl.) 34/4 Curzon's pre-marital trouser-dropping was a nervous tic.
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