See Also: trismus(medicine)
trismus(dictionary)
Trismus nascentium(medicine)
trismus dolorificus(medicine)
trismus neonatorum(medicine)
trismus sardonicus(medicine)

trismus (iou)



trismus noun. L17.
[mod. Latin from Greek trismos = trigmos a scream, grinding.]
Medicine. Tonic spasm of the muscles in the neck and lower jaw, causing the mouth to remain tightly closed; tetanus characterized by this, lockjaw.