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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestrismus
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /tʁis.mys/
"Le patient souffre d'un trismus sévère."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A prolonged spasm of the jaw muscles, commonly known as lockjaw, preventing the mouth from opening fully.
"The patient presented with severe trismus, making oral examination extremely difficult." - 2
An early symptom of tetanus characterized by stiffness of the jaw.
"Trismus is often the initial clinical sign that alerts physicians to a potential tetanus infection."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word 'trismos', meaning a gnashing or creaking of the teeth, originating from 'trizein', to gnash or squeak. It entered medical Latin and subsequently modern European languages in the early modern medical period to describe the specific symptom of jaw muscle spasm.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Trismus" is said worldwide
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trismo
Transliteration: /ˈtɾiz.mo/
"El trismo dificulta la apertura bucal del paciente."
trismus
Transliteration: /tʁis.mys/
"Le patient souffre d'un trismus sévère."
Kieferklemme
Transliteration: /ˈkiːfɐˌklɛmə/
"Der Arzt stellte eine schmerzhafte Kieferklemme fest."
trisma
Transliteration: /ˈtriz.ma/
"Il paziente mostra sintomi di trisma."
trismo
Transliteration: /ˈtɾiʒ.mu/
"O paciente apresentou um quadro de trismo agudo."
हनuस्तंभ
Transliteration: hanustambh
Script: हनुस्तंभ
"जबड़े की जकड़न को हनुस्तंभ कहा जाता है।"
牙关紧闭
Transliteration: yá guān jǐn bì
"破伤风的典型症状是牙关紧闭。"
개구장애
Transliteration: gaegujang-ae
"환자는 심각한 개구장애 증상을 보였다."
開口障害
Transliteration: kaikō shōgai
"破傷風の初期症状として開口障害が起こります。"
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