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trismus

[ triz-muhs, tris- ]

noun

Pathology.
plural trismuses.
  1. a spasm of the jaw muscles that makes it difficult to open the mouth.


trismus

/ ˈ³Ù°ùɪ³ú³¾É™²õ /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³Ù°ù¾±²õ³¾¾±³¦, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ù°ù¾±²õm¾±³¦ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of trismus1

1685–95; < New Latin < Greek ³Ù°ù¾±²õ³¾Ã³²õ a grinding
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of trismus1

C17: from New Latin, from Greek trismos a grinding
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The woman on July 11 told doctors she had headache, jaw pain and trismus, a symptom that can mean jaw muscle spasms or locking.

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He also reports cases in which trismus and spasm of the glottis have been present.

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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.

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He rapidly developed blindness, trismus, difficulty in swallowing, and shortly lost consciousness.

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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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