trismuses

[triz-muhs, tris-]

tris·mus

[triz-muhs, tris-]
noun, plural tris·mus·es. Pathology.
1.
a spasm of the jaw muscles that makes it difficult to open the mouth.

Origin:
1685–95; < Neo-Latin < Greek trismós a grinding

tris·mic, adjective
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