TRISMUS

(Lat.), n. m. Tri2z(tri2s)'mu3s(mu4s). Gr., rpicr/itds (from rpifeiv, to gnash1. Fr., trisme, mal de mdchoire. Ger., T., Klemme,Kieferklemme,Maulklemme,Mundklemme,Zdhnerknirschen. Locked jaw. lock-jaw; tonic spasm of the muscles that close the jaws. [E.] T. rapist rat us. Fr., bred is sure. An impo ibility of separating the jaws, in consequence of adhesion of the internal surface of the cheeks to the gums, following ulceration of those parts, [a, 34.] T. catarrhal is maxillar is. See GNATHALGIA. T. cynic us. See Risus sarrfon.icus.-T. dolorific us. Tic douloureux. [L, 128.] T. maxillar is. See GNATHALGIA. T. nascentium, T. neon a to rum. Fr., sarrete, mal de sept jours. NineSay fits; tetanus affecting infants, usually within the first two weeks of life. It begins with t., and that remains one of the most prominent symptoms, [o, 34.] T. of cerebral origin [Lepine]. See Masticatory MONO SPASM. T. sard unions. See Risus sardonic us. T. uteri. See TETANUS uteri. TRISPLANCHNIA (Lat.), n f. Tri(tri a)-spla2nak(splasnach2)'- ni2-a3. From rpei?, three, and a-ir\ayxva., the viscera. Fr., trisplanchnie. Of Pinel, see Asiatic CHOLERA. [s. 652]