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Spasmodic contraction of the masseter muscle resulting in forceful jaw closure. This may be seen with a variety of diseases, including TETANUS, as a complication of radiation therapy, trauma, or in association with neoplastic conditions.
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- Lock Jaw
- Lockjaw
- Masseter Muscle Spasm
- Masseter Spasm
- Masseter Muscle Spasms
- Masseter Spasms
- Muscle Spasm, Masseter
- Muscle Spasms, Masseter
- Spasm, Masseter
- Spasm, Masseter Muscle
- Spasms, Masseter
- Spasms, Masseter Muscle
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Trismus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014313. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014313
- Trismus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trismus
- Trismus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q936070