tic
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Tourette's syndrome is an incurable neurological condition, that causes someone to make sudden, repetitive sounds or movements, known as tics.
From BBC
This tic has been a conspicuous and unhelpful feature of Japanese policymaking in recent decades.
His quirky but helpful tic: spelling out the words on the floor with his foot before answering.
She says her functional neurological disorder means she can lose "total control" of her body, suffering intense tics and seizures.
From BBC
The circle worried him, and his left eyelid jumped, a tic that had recently developed.
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