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trismus
[ triz-muhs, tris- ]
noun
- a spasm of the jaw muscles that makes it difficult to open the mouth.
trismus
/ ˈ³Ù°ùɪ³ú³¾É™²õ /
noun
- pathol the state or condition of being unable to open the mouth because of sustained contractions of the jaw muscles, caused by a form of tetanus Nontechnical namelockjaw
Derived Forms
- ˈ³Ù°ù¾±²õ³¾¾±³¦, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ù°ù¾±²õm¾±³¦ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of trismus1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of trismus1
Example Sentences
The woman on July 11 told doctors she had headache, jaw pain and trismus, a symptom that can mean jaw muscle spasms or locking.
He also reports cases in which trismus and spasm of the glottis have been present.
It is recommended in the above mentioned doses for delirium tremens, trismus, tetanus and kindred diseases of the nervous system, repeated every hour or half-hour until relief is obtained.
He rapidly developed blindness, trismus, difficulty in swallowing, and shortly lost consciousness.
He," said he, looking round to the doctor, "calls it 'arachnoidal trismus,'—a thing, he says, that they have all of them ignored for many a day, though Charlemagne died of it.
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