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tris — tris·agion; tris·azo; tris·kai·deka·pho·bia; tris·mus; tris·octahedron; tris·tania; tris·tetrahedron; tris·te·za; tris·tich; tris·ti·chous; cen·tris·cus; bel·let·tris·tic; pa·tris·ti·cal; … English syllables
mus — ag·o·nos·to·mus; alai·mus; an·i·mus; an·iso·tre·mus; an·oph·thal·mus; an·thon·o·mus; an·tros·to·mus; ap·o·de·mus; au·los·to·mus; bor·bo·ryg·mus; bot·u·lis·mus; brach·y·lae·mus; bro·mus; bu·li·mus; bu·to·mus; cal·a·mus; car·tha·mus; ca·tos·to·mus; … English syllables
trismus — tris·mus … English syllables
trismus — tris•mus [[t]ˈtrɪz məs, ˈtrɪs [/t]] n. pl. mus•es 1) pat a spasm of the jaw muscles that makes it difficult to open the mouth 2) pat lockjaw • Etymology: 1685–95; < NL < Gk trismós a grinding tris′mic, adj … From formal English to slang
Trismus — Tris|mus der; , ...men <über gleichbed. nlat. trismus aus gr. trismós »das Schwirren; das Knirschen«, dies zu trízein »schwirren; knirschen«> Kiefersperre, Kaumuskelkrampf (Med.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
trismus — Persistent contraction of the masseter muscles due to failure of central inhibition; often the initial manifestation of generalized tetanus. SYN: Ankylostoma (2), lock jaw, lockjaw. [L. fr. G. trismos, a creaking, rasping] t. capistratus… … Medical dictionary
pseudotrismus — pseu·do·tris·mus (soo″do trisґməs) a motor disorder of the mouth with symptoms similar to those of trismus … Medical dictionary
Castrismus — Cas|tris|mus* . Cas|tro|is|mus [k...] der; <aus span. castrismo, nach dem kuban. Revolutionsführer u. Politiker F. Castro (*1927) u. zu ↑...ismus> Bez. für die politischen Ideen u. das politische System des von Castro geprägten kubanischen… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Trismus — Tris mus, n. [NL., form Gr. ? gnashing of the teeth.] (Med.) The lockjaw. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antitrismus — A condition of tonic muscular spasm that prevents closing. * * * an·ti·tris·mus (an″te trizґməs) a spasm that prevents the closure of the mouth … Medical dictionary
