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brux·ism (bruk′siz′əm)

noun

the habit of unconsciously grinding one's teeth, usually while asleep

Etymology: < Gr ebryxa, aorist root of brykein, to gnash the teeth + -ism

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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