单词 | trismus |
释义 | trismus/ˈtrɪzməs /noun [mass noun] Medicine Spasm of the jaw muscles, causing the mouth to remain tightly closed, typically as a symptom of tetanus. Also called lockjaw.He developed jaw muscle spasm or trismus (from the word ‘grinding’ in Greek), difficulty swallowing, and stiffness or pain in the neck, shoulder and back muscles....
OriginLate 17th century: from modern Latin, from Greek trismos 'a scream, grinding'. |
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