trismus
Americannoun
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trismuses
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a spasm of the jaw muscles that makes it difficult to open the mouth.
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Origin of trismus
1685–95; < New Latin < Greek trismós a grinding
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This is substantially the same thing as trismus, except that it extends to other parts, and often to nearly all the muscles of the organism.
From A Newly Discovered System of Electrical Medication by Daniel Clark
He rapidly developed blindness, trismus, difficulty in swallowing, and shortly lost consciousness.
From Food Poisoning by Edwin Oakes Jordan
Cerebro-spinal meningitis and basal meningitis present certain superficial resemblances to tetanus, but there is no trismus, and the spasms chiefly affect the muscles of the neck and back.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
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.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz
The clonic nature of the spasms and the entire absence of trismus serve to distinguish it from tetanus.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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