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trismus

tris·mus

uncommon

noun

1.

prolonged spasm of the jaw muscles

Origin

Borrowed from New Latin trismus, from Ancient Greek τρισμός (trismós, “a grinding, rasping, scream”), from Ancient Greek τρίζω (trízō).

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