trismus
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The tetanus consists of a fixed spasm of almost all the muscles of the body; but the trismus, or locked jaw, is the most frequent disease of this kind.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin
The clonic nature of the spasms and the entire absence of trismus serve to distinguish it from tetanus.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
For traumatic trismus, use the B D current, of vigorous force.
From A Newly Discovered System of Electrical Medication by Daniel Clark
This is substantially the same thing as trismus, except that it extends to other parts, and often to nearly all the muscles of the organism.
From A Newly Discovered System of Electrical Medication by Daniel Clark
He adds that the trismus may be thus converted into 'Bi-trismus.'
From The Fortunes Of Glencore by Charles James Lever
