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trismus

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


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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

It is recommended in the above mentioned doses for delirium tremens, trismus, tetanus and kindred diseases of the nervous system, repeated every hour or half-hour until relief is obtained.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock

He rapidly developed blindness, trismus, difficulty in swallowing, and shortly lost consciousness.

From Food Poisoning by Jordan, Edwin Oakes

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

Cerebro-spinal meningitis and basal meningitis present certain superficial resemblances to tetanus, but there is no trismus, and the spasms chiefly affect the muscles of the neck and back.

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