trismus; ankylostoma; lockjaw
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Etiology
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Pathology
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More general terms
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References
Etiology
tetanus
peritonsillar abscess
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Pathology
a firm closing of the
jaw
due to
tonic
spasm
of the muscles of mastication from disease of the
motor branch of cranial nerve 5
(
trigeminus
)
More general terms
dystonia
References
↑
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 24th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1982
↑
2.0
2.1
NEJM Knowledge+ Otolaryngology
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