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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:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   14714 
Unique Identifier:   D014313 

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