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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: prolonged spasm of the jaw muscles

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek trismos gnashing (of teeth), from trizein to squeak, gnash; akin to Latin strid?re to creak — more at strident Date: circa 1693 1. involuntary contraction of the muscles of mastication (as in tetanus or Parkinson's disease) 2. lockjaw

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. Med. a variety of tetanus with tonic spasm of the jaw muscles causing the mouth to remain tightly closed. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk trismos = trigmos a scream, grinding

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Trismus Tris"mus, n. [NL., form Gr. ? gnashing of the teeth.] (Med.) The lockjaw.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. [L.] (Med.) Locked-jaw, lock-jaw, tetanus (of the jaw).