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trismus

[triz-muhs, tris-] / ˈtrɪz məs, ˈtrɪs- /
NOUN
lockjaw
Synonyms
STRONG


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Erotomania may be compared to trismus, or other muscular fixed spasm, without much subsequent pain; and m�ror to cramp of the muscles of the leg, or other fixed spasm with subsequent pain.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

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 Darwin, Erasmus

The peculiar effects of a tapeworm are exaggerated appetite and thirst, nausea, headaches, vertigo, ocular symptoms, cardiac palpitation, and Mursinna has even observed a case of trismus, or lockjaw, due to taenia solium.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

He also reports cases in which trismus and spasm of the glottis have been present.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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




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