brux

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/ˈbɹʌks/

verb

To grind the teeth, especially involuntarily or during sleep.

OriginAncient Greek βρυγμός →
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Meanings

verbbrux (third-person singular simple present bruxes, present participle bruxing, simple past and past participle bruxed)

present singular third person bruxes · participle present bruxing · participle past bruxed · past bruxed

  1. To grind the teeth, especially involuntarily or during sleep.

    When the patient bruxes, he uses his supporting cusps to wear away the restraining inclines.

    1976, Norman R. Arnold, Occlusal Treatment: Preventive and Corrective Occlusal Adjustment

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβρυγμός“grinding (teeth)”
  2. Englishbrux

Back-formation from bruxism, from Ancient Greek βρυγμός (brugmós, “grinding (teeth)”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with brux

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APA

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