Trismus Definition

trizməs, trisməs
noun
Continuous contraction of the muscles of the jaw, specif. as a symptom of tetanus, or lockjaw.
Webster's New World

The inability to normally open the mouth, such as a result of disease.

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Origin of Trismus

  • From New Latin, from Greek (Ancient Greek?) τρισμός (trismós, “a grinding, rasping, scream").

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