facial spasm


fa·cial tic

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

fa·cial tic

(fā'shăl tik) Involuntary twitching of the facial muscles, sometimes unilateral.
Synonym(s): Bell spasm, facial spasm, palmus (1) , prosopospasm.

facial spasm

Spasm of the muscles supplied by the facial nerve, affecting one side of the face or the region around the eye. See: cranial nerve; ticSee also: spasm