What is "douloureux"

Usage examples of "douloureux".

His most troublesome illness was trigeminal neuralgia, sometimes called tic douloureux, a disorder of the fifth cranial nerve.

He had a mental neuralgia, a great deal worse in many respects than tic douloureux confined to the face.

Panard un regard humble et douloureux, un de ces regards qui ne trompent pas.