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trismus

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tris·mus  (trzms)
n.
See lockjaw.
[New Latin, from Greek trismos, a grinding, variant of trigmos, a scream.]
trismic (-mk) adj.
trismus
Noun
Pathol the state of being unable to open the mouth because of sustained contractions of the jaw muscles, caused by tetanus Nontechnical name: (lockjaw) [Greek trismos a grinding]
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Noun1.trismustrismus - prolonged spasm of the jaw muscles
cramp, muscle spasm, spasm - a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
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