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trismus
tris·mus [ trízməss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
spasm of jaw: a sustained spasm of the jaw muscles, characteristic of the early stages of tetanus
[Late 17th century. Via modern Latin< Greek trismos "grinding"]

tris·mic adjective
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