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Descriptor English:   Trismus 
Descriptor Spanish:   Trismo 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Trismo 
Synonyms English:   Lockjaw
Masseter Muscle Spasm  
Tree Number:   C10.597.613.750.700
C23.888.592.608.750.700
Definition English:   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. 
See Related English:   Tetanus
 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
blood cerebrospinal fluid
chemically induced classification
congenital complications
diet therapy diagnosis
drug therapy economics
ethnology embryology
enzymology epidemiology
etiology genetics
history immunology
metabolism microbiology
mortality nursing
pathology prevention & control
physiopathology parasitology
psychology radiography
rehabilitation radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy surgery
therapy urine
ultrasonography veterinary
virology  
Record Number:   14714 
Unique Identifier:   D014313 

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