trismus
- noun
- /ˈtrɪzməs/
- Specialized
:
trismo
- The patient was unable to open his mouth due to severe trismus after the surgery.
- trismus and dysphagia
- trismus and swelling
Examples
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A 38-year-old man presented with a 3-week history of right-sided otalgia, otorrhea, periauricular swelling, and trismus.
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The patient exhibited no breathing problems, but he was pyretic, looked dehydrated, and had marked trismus.
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Initial examination revealed moderate trismus.
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There was no trismus.
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Head and neck examination showed that the patient had trismus, did not have cervical lymphadenopathy, and had a normal voice.
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The victim noted an immediate onset of left facial pain, epistaxis, and trismus.
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Symptoms include painful mastication, clicking, trismus, malocclusion, and deep pain in the joint.
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At 18 years of age, the patient presented to the senior author's (J.B.F.) clinic with trismus and bleeding from the left ear.
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When it does occur, its features include preauricular swelling, trismus, and symptoms of temporomandibular joint dysfunction.
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The hallmarks of peritonsillar abscess are severe sore throat, dysphagia, a "hot potato voice," and trismus.
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Etymology
The word trismus comes from the Greek root trizein, which means 'to grind' or 'to gnash'. So, trismus is a jaw spasm that makes people clench or grind their teeth, which is why it becomes hard to open the mouth.