Trismus

[trizmәs]

Definition

(noun.) prolonged spasm of the jaw muscles.

Typed by Gilda--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The lockjaw.

Typed by Erica

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [L.] (Med.) Locked jaw, lock-jaw, tetanus (of the jaw).

Typist: Mason

Definition

n. tetanic spasm of the muscles of mastication lockjaw.

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