Etymology

trismus

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Today it means: The inability to open the mouth normally, typically as a result of disease. Full definition →

New Latin trismus ← Ancient Greek τρισμός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτρίζω
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromτρισμός“a grinding, rasping, scream”
  3. New Latin · borrowed fromtrismus
  4. English todaytrismus

Borrowed from New Latin trismus, from Ancient Greek τρισμός (trismós, “a grinding, rasping, scream”), from Ancient Greek τρίζω (trízō).

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