different between tic vs myoclonus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French tic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?k/
• Rhymes: -?k
• Homophone: tick

Noun

tic (plural tics)

1. A sudden, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization.
2. (by extension) Something that is done or produced habitually or characteristically.
3. (abbreviation, informal) ticket

Translations

Verb

tic (third-person singular simple present tics, present participle ticcing, simple past and past participle ticced)

1. (intransitive) To exhibit a tic; to undergo a sudden, semi-voluntary muscle movement.

Translations

See also

• tic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• CTI, ICT, TCI, cit, cit.

Acholi

Noun

tic

1. work

Italian

Noun

tic m (invariable)

1. tic, twitch

Latvian

Verb

tic

1. 3rd person singular present indicative form of tic?t
2. 3rd person plural present indicative form of tic?t
3. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of tic?t
4. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of tic?t

Spanish

Noun

tic m (plural tics)

1. tic (movement)
2. tick (written mark)
3. tick (sound)

Related terms

• tictac/tic-tac
• tictaquear

English

Etymology

myo- +? clonus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma???kl?n?s/

Noun

myoclonus (usually uncountable, plural myocloni or myoclonuses)

1. (medicine) The brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or group of muscles.

Hyponyms

• hiccup
• hypnic jerk

Derived terms

• myoclonal
• myoclonia
• myoclonic
• paramyoclonus