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trismus

trismus noun: the inability to open the mouth normally, typically as a result of disease.

Noun

trismus (uncountable)

  1. The inability to open the mouth normally, typically as a result of disease.
    Synonyms:
    lockjaw

trismus meaning in Tamil

trismus in Tamil

தாடை இறுக்கம், வாய்க்கட்டு நோய், தாடையிறுக்கு, தாவாய்ப்பூட்டு, பூட்டுத்தாடை, மெல்லுத்தசைச் சுருக்கம்

Synonyms of trismus

Origin of trismus

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

Words formed from trismus

Questions about trismus

What does trismus mean?
Trismus means the inability to open the mouth normally, typically as a result of disease.
What is trismus in Tamil?
Trismus in Tamil is தாடை இறுக்கம், வாய்க்கட்டு நோய், தாடையிறுக்கு. See Trismus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is trismus?
Trismus is a noun.

Words near trismus in the dictionary

  1. Trisler
  2. Trislers
  3. Trismegistic
  4. Trismegistus
  5. trismic
  6. trismus
  7. trismus pseudocamptodactyly syndrome
  8. trisnitrate
  9. trisnitrates
  10. trisociation
  11. trisoctahedra

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Adapted from Wiktionary: trismus (page history and authors); trismus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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