Medical Definition of Trismus sardonicus

1. The semblance of a grin caused by facial spasm especially in tetanus. Synonym: canine spasm, cynic spasm, risus sardonicus, sardonic grin, spasmus caninus, trismus sardonicus. Origin: L. Risus, laugh + caninus, doglike (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trismus Sardonicus

triskaideka-
triskaidekaphobia
triskaidekaphobic
triskaidekaphobics
triskele
triskeles
triskelia
triskelion
triskelions
trismic
trismoid
trismus
trismus dolorificus
trismus nascentium
trismus neonatorum
trismus sardonicus (current term)
trismuses
trisnitrate
trisnitrates
trisoctahedra
trisoctahedron
trisoctahedrons
trisodium
trisodium orthophosphate
trisodium phosphate
trisoligonucleotide
trisoligonucleotides
trisome
trisomes
trisomic

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