Tourette syndrome

English

Etymology

Named after French physician Georges Gilles de la Tourette.

Noun

Tourette syndrome (uncountable)

1. (neurology) a neurological disorder characterized by the presence of physical and vocal tics.
   • 1999, Breslin M.A., editor. Enforcing the Civil Rights of Air Travelers With Disabilities: Recommendations for the Department of Transportation and Congress. National Council on Disability, Washington, DC, p. 8,

     Tourette syndrome is a condition characterized by involuntary vocalizations exacerbated by stress.

Usage notes

Modern editors often prefer the non-possessive form of medical eponyms, rather than the older Tourette's syndrome.

Synonyms

• Tourette's syndrome
• Tourette's disorder
• Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
• Tourette's

Derived terms

• Touretter

Translations

disorder characterized by tics

• Catalan: síndrome de Tourette m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 圖雷特氏綜合症／图雷特氏综合症 (Túléitè shì zònghézhèng), 妥瑞癥／妥瑞症 (tuǒruìzhèng), 抽動症／抽动症 (chōudòngzhèng)

• Czech: Tourettův syndrom m
• Danish: Tourettes syndrom n, Gilles de la Tourettes syndrom n
• Dutch: syndroom van Gilles de la Tourette (nl) n
• Finnish: Touretten oireyhtymä (fi)
• French: syndrome de la Tourette m
• German: Tourette-Syndrom (de) n, Tourettesyndrom (de) n
• Hebrew: תסמונת טורט (tismónet turét)
• Indonesian: sindrom Tourette
• Italian: sindrome di Tourette
• Japanese: トゥレット障害 (Turetto shōgai)
• Korean: 투렛 증후군 (turet jeunghugun)
• Polish: zespół Tourette'a m
• Portuguese: síndrome de Tourette (pt) m
• Russian: синдро́м Туре́тта (ru) m (sindróm Turɛ́tta)
• Spanish: síndrome de Tourette (es) m
• Swedish: Tourettes syndrom (sv) n
• Turkish: Tourette sendromu
• Ukrainian: синдро́м Туре́тта (syndróm Turétta)
• Vietnamese: hội chứng Tourette