The term used for describing the facial appearance when the muscles of the forehead and the face go into spasm in TETANUS, giving the e?ect of a sardonic grin. Health Source: Medical Dictionary Author: Health Dictionary
an abnormal grinning expression resulting from involuntary prolonged contraction of facial muscles, as seen in *tetanus. Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin
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