convulsive tic


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fa·cial tic

involuntary twitching of the facial muscles, sometimes unilateral.
Synonym(s): Bell spasm, convulsive tic, facial spasm, palmus (1)

convulsive tic

Spasm of the facial muscles supplied by the seventh cranial nerve.
See also: tic
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