Trismus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Trismus \Tris"mus\, n. [NL., form Gr. ? gnashing of the teeth.]
     (Med.)
     The lockjaw.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  trismus
       n : prolonged spasm of the jaw muscles