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trismus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
tris-mus
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: τρισμός, τρίζω

Usage

Derived Forms

trismic

Phrases

trismus pseudocamptodactyly syndrome

Synonyms

lockjaw

Questions

What does trismus mean?
The inability to open the mouth normally, typically as a result of disease.
Where does trismus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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