TRISMUS


Meaning of TRISMUS in English

[tris.mus] n [NL, fr. Gk trismos gnashing (of teeth), fr. trizein to squeak, gnash; akin to L stridere to creak--more at strident] (ca. 1693): spasm of the muscles of mastication: lockjaw

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