lockjaw; trismus; mouth closure
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lockjaw; trismus; a condition where the jaw is clamped shut and the mouth cannot open
technicalA specific medical term in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and clinical neurology. Often occurs in conditions like tetanus, certain strokes, epilepsy, or severe fever syndromes. Not used in everyday conversation.
Bìng病
rén人
gāo高
shāo烧
bù不
tuì退
，
chū出
xiàn现
le了
kǒu口
jìn噤
de的
zhèng症
zhuàng状
。
The patient had a persistent high fever and developed symptoms of lockjaw.
Zài在
zhōng中
yī医
kàn看
lái来
，
rè热
bìng病
jí极
shèng盛
shí时
kě可
néng能
dǎo导
zhì致
kǒu口
jìn噤
。
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, an extreme heat illness may lead to trismus.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
cǎo草
yào药
jù据
shuō说
kě可
yòng用
yú于
huǎn缓
jiě解
xiǎo小
ér儿
jīng惊
fēng风
yǐn引
qǐ起
de的
kǒu口
jìn噤
。
This herb is said to be used to alleviate lockjaw caused by infantile convulsions.