trismus

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noun

The inability to open the mouth normally, typically as a result of disease.

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lockjaw
OriginNew Latin trismus ← Ancient Greek τρισμός →
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Meanings

nountrismus (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe inability to open the mouth normally, typically as a result of disease.

    Synonyms: lockjaw

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe inability to open the mouth normally, typically as a result of disease.

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lockjaw
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lockjaw

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτρίζω
  2. Ancient Greekτρισμός“a grinding, rasping, scream”
  3. New Latintrismus
  4. Englishtrismus

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

trismus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trismus

MLA

“trismus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trismus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trismus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trismus.

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