noun
Medical term for the neurological disorder characterized by tics. Often used interchangeably with トゥレット症候群.
See also: トゥレット症候群
トゥレット障害はチック症状を特徴とする神経疾患です。
Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by tics.
Synonymous medical term; 障害 (disorder) is sometimes preferred over 症候群 (syndrome) in Japanese clinical contexts.
From the name of French neurologist Georges Gilles de la Tourette, via English 'Tourette syndrome'.