trismo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- lockjaw noun A common name for tetanus, a disease that causes severe muscle spasms, especially in the jaw.
Senses
trismo is used for these senses in English:
- lockjaw (pathology) A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria, causing muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.
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