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Meaning of TRISMUS

Pronunciation:  'trizmus

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  prolonged spasm of the jaw muscles
 
 See Also: cramp, muscle spasm, spasm

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Tris"mus\, n. [NL., form Gr. ? gnashing of the teeth.]
(Med.)
The lockjaw.
 

 

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