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单词 trismus
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Definition of trismus in English:

trismus

noun ˈtrɪzməsˈtrɪzməs
mass nounMedicine
  • Spasm of the jaw muscles, causing the mouth to remain tightly closed, typically as a symptom of tetanus.

    Also called lockjaw
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The presenting symptoms include fever, throat pain, and trismus.
    • Regional lymphadenopathy is common, and cellulitis and trismus (inability to open the mouth fully) can occur.
    • The most common dystonias involve the muscles of the head and face producing buccal spasms, oculogyric crisis, facial grimacing, tics, or trismus.
    • 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.
    • Muscle tone is increased, producing the characteristic trismus, ‘risus sardonicus,’ and opisthotonus.

Origin

Late 17th century: from modern Latin, from Greek trismos 'a scream, grinding'.

 
 

Definition of trismus in US English:

trismus

nounˈtrɪzməsˈtrizməs
Medicine
  • Spasm of the jaw muscles, causing the mouth to remain tightly closed, typically as a symptom of tetanus.

    Also called lockjaw
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Muscle tone is increased, producing the characteristic trismus, ‘risus sardonicus,’ and opisthotonus.
    • The most common dystonias involve the muscles of the head and face producing buccal spasms, oculogyric crisis, facial grimacing, tics, or trismus.
    • The presenting symptoms include fever, throat pain, and trismus.
    • 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.
    • Regional lymphadenopathy is common, and cellulitis and trismus (inability to open the mouth fully) can occur.

Origin

Late 17th century: from modern Latin, from Greek trismos ‘a scream, grinding’.

 
 
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