trismus
pronunciation
How to pronounce trismus in British English:
UK ['trɪzməs]
How to pronounce trismus in American English:
US ['trɪzməs]
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- Noun:
- prolonged spasm of the jaw muscles
Word Origin
- trismus (n.)
- "lockjaw," 1690s, Modern Latin, from Greek trismos "a scream; a grinding, rasping," akin to trizein "to chirp, gnash," imitative.
Example
- 1. Trismus , resilience and its related factors in oral cavity cancer patients receiving postoperative radiation therapy .
- 2. The masseter muscle is one of the most sensitive muscles , and trismus is one of the earliest symptoms .
- 3. In chronic mmm there is atrophy of the jaw muscles , and scarring of the masticatory muscles due to fibrosis may result in inability to open the mouth ( trismus ) .
- 4. Found that baby crying loudly appear , ground to sleep , vomiting , very excited , limbs , muscle tension , trismus , eyes squint , and so any performance , must be immediately taken to hospital to see if there is brain injury .