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Trismus

noun
1.
Prolonged spasm of the jaw muscles.





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"Trismus" Quotes from Famous Books



... judicious treatment, or they may reach the stage wherein all the characteristics of acute tetanus become developed. In some cases, however, we find the muscular cramps almost solely confined to the head or face, perhaps involving those of the neck. In such cases we have complete trismus (lockjaw), and all the head symptoms are acutely developed. On the contrary, we may find the head almost exempt in some cases, and have the body and limbs perfectly rigid and incapable ...
— Special Report on Diseases of the Horse • United States Department of Agriculture


Words linked to "Trismus" :   muscle spasm, spasm, cramp


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