Tourette’s syndrome
noun /tʊəˈrets sɪndrəʊm/
/tʊˈrets sɪndrəʊm/
[uncountable] (medical)- a disorder of the nerves in which a person makes a lot of small movements and sounds that they cannot control, including using swear wordsWord Originlate 19th cent.: named after Gilles de la Tourette (1857–1904), French neurologist.