trismus

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Trismus is the most marked and constant form of spasm; and while the trunk muscles may be involved, those of respiration as a rule escape.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

Trismus, tris′mus, n. tetanic spasm of the muscles of mastication, lockjaw.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Trismus is not uncommon, and clonic spasms frequently affect the limbs.

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